Asylum Link is a drop-in centre for asylum seekers and refugees providing tea, coffee and a place to meet. We aim to give a warm welcome, friendship, help and advice to Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the city. We encourage the participation of asylum seekers and refugees in the service we provide and the centre is run by a small number of paid staff and around 60 volunteers.
We rely heavily on donations of clothes, food and other items to keep us going. We prefer that people notify us of any donations they are bringing and furniture donations should always be booked in with us in advance. Thank you.
- A warm welcome – tea, coffee, table tennis, table football and a place to relax
- Advice and Guidance – Immigration (OISC 3) and welfare benefits casework
- Furniture and Clothing distribution
- English and Cookery Classes
- Computer Access
- Destitution support – cash grants, food, a postal address, toiletries, laundry and shower facilities and temporary bag storage
- Destitution Road Show – a mobile display showing the life of destitute Asylum Seekers
- Health and Well Being programmes including – Healthy Cooking sessions, Porridge4Breakfast, Soup4Lunch, Friday Fruit and access to allotments, garden and cycling projects
- Volunteering opportunities
- Conversation/Poetry Groups
- Student placements and research opportunities
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