How could your community welcome Asylum-seekers and refugees?

• Pass a resolution of support for Huddersfield Town of Sanctuary. Display one of our “We welcome sanctuary-seekers and refugees” signs outside your building or office.
• Support Town of Sanctuary events
• Publicise your organisations events through the Town of Sanctuary website or email list Invite a refugee or sanctuary-seeker to speak to your community about their experiences.
• Publicise Town of Sanctuary, Refugee Week and other refugee events within your community.
• Publicise opportunities for voluntary work with sanctuary-seekers and refugees.
• Invite refugee groups to your community social events.
• Offer befriending or advocacy to sanctuary-seekers in your area.
• Offer meeting or worship space to a refugee community group.
• Raise funds for Women Centre or other refugee charities.
• Provide short or longer-term accommodation to homeless sanctuary-seekers by offering a spare room, or by contributing to the rent for a house.
• Offer volunteer placements for suitably skilled sanctuary-seekers or refugees with your organisation.
• Consider appointing refugees to positions of responsibility in your community.

These are just a few suggestions of ways that community groups can involve refugees and sanctuary-seekers in your activities. For more information, contacts with relevant organisations and support with putting these or other ideas into practice please. contact us at [email protected]

Volunteering opportunities
Women in Exile specialist support service for women asylum seekers and refugees, including support for children. Website: https://www.womencentre.org.uk/women_in_exile.php  Contact: 01484 450 866 or email [email protected].

Kirklees Asylum Support Service Help and support for those seeking asylum. We try to house people with others from their country, help them register with a doctor, find schools for their children, and access local amenities. Asylum Support Service, 19 Clare Hill, Huddersfield HD1 5BS  Tel: 01484 223443 Email: [email protected]  website: www.kirklees.gov.uk/asylum

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