Hosting Toolkit: A Resource for Hosting Schemes
NACCOM members including Homeless Link have recently launched the ‘Hosting Toolkit’, a comprehensive guide for schemes accommodating destitute asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants.
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Annual Review 2016-2017
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The second round of Guardian Grants were launched at our AGM
City of Sanctuary is looking to distribute the remaining Guardian funding. The second round of funding will be a competitive…
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Notes from City of Sanctuary conference and AGM, 5 July 2017
Thanks to David Brown, Chair of Birmingham City of Sanctuary for the first set of notes from last week's Learning and…
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#DignityNotDestitution – Join the New Campaign
Today Refugee Action launched Slipping Through the Cracks: how Britain’s asylum system fails the most vulnerable. It’s a heart-breaking read. They…
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New Report: “Living in Limbo: The Life of Refused Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland”
NICRAS Report – Living in Limbo: The Life of Refused Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland
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Get Involved: Calling on CoS Groups to Contact their MPs on Asylum Issues
Asylum Matters is calling on all City of Sanctuary groups to join up with other local groups working to support refugees and people seeking asylum to contact their MPs in the post-election period.
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Quakers provide a retreat for volunteers working with asylum seekers and refugees
People working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers are invited to a relaxation retreat at Charney Manor in Oxfordshire from 8-10…
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EHRiC Report on Destitution and Insecure Immigration Status in Scotland
The Equality and Human Rights Committee of the Scottish Parliament has published its inquiry report into destitution and insecure immigration…
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University of Bristol Sanctuary scholarship- Open for Applications
The University of Bristol (UoB) Sanctuary Scholarship is open for applications for 2017 entry. The application deadline is 22 June 2017. The Scholarship is open to the full spectrum of forced migrant immigration statuses (i.e. asylum seekers, refugees, those granted Humanitarian Protection, and those granted Limited Leave to Remain, as well as the dependents of…
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Our registered office is moving
From 8th June, our registered office in Leeds is moving.
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G4S & Body-Worn Video Cameras – Call for Evidence
Since December 2016, G4S have asked their housing welfare officers to wear body worn video cameras when they conduct home visits. They have not yet published an operational policy or privacy impact assessment (PIA) regarding this practice and it is unclear how video data is being collected, stored and accessed.…
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Guide to Refugees and the General Election
City of Sanctuary is urging all its supporters to contact their Parliamentary candidates and ask them to sign up to…
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CoS Trustee wins Fusion Woman of the Year Award.
We are proud of Qazi Marzia Babakarkhail who won the prestigious Fusion Woman of the Year award in Oldham last month.…
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Refugees Welcome? APPG on Refugees Report on the experience of new refugees in the UK.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees reported last month after an investigation into the experience of new refugees in…
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We are recruiting for a Campaigns Project Manager for Wales
We are recruiting for a Campaigns Project Manager for Wales for the 'Asylum Matters' project