Asylum and refugees

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Asylum and refugees

Asylum and refugees

We provide a warm welcome to asylum seekers and refugees living in North London, providing a friendly community where people can find belonging and know they are not going through the asylum system alone.

 

We offer:

  • English and culture classes to help asylum seekers integrate into UK society
  • Humanitarian fund to support asylum seekers in desperate situations
  • Exercise and wellbeing activities including football, cricket, and visits to local attractions
  • Legal advice through our partnership with Praxis
  • Casework and advocacy for those navigating the asylum system
  • Practical support such as warm coats, sim cards, and train tickets to urgent appointments

Some of those we meet through this project choose to join our church. We offer a warm welcome to our Sunday Services for those interested in exploring the Christian faith, with opportunity for conversation and faith development.

 

Can you help us?

We are regularly seeking volunteers to help with our work, whether teaching English or providing a warm welcome at our weekly drop in. If you would like to find out more about volunteering please contact [email protected]

Union Chapel's Welcome Project has supported over 1000 asylum seekers in the last three years. But now we have lost our funding and urgently need your support to continue our work. We are applying for alternative grant funding but we need £8,000 each month to provide this support. In order to help things along we have set up a Go Fund Me Page. Just a small donation can make a big difference.  With your help we can keep providing a warm welcome and friendly community to people fleeing persecution, and support people to navigate life in the UK. Please use this link and share it with others to donate.

https://gofund.me/735129354

 

Get help:

If you are an asylum seeker or refugee and would like support from union chapel please email: [email protected]

You may also find these resources helpful:

Right to Remain toolkit https://righttoremain.org.uk/category/toolkit a clear guide to each step of your asylum application with translation into many languages.

Rainbow Migration https://www.rainbowmigration.org.uk support for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers.

Red Cross Family Tracing https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-help/find-missing-family get help finding missing relatives.

Refugee Council Age Disputes https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/get-help/age-dispute Support for asylum seekers who have been given the wrong age by the Home Office.