Regular Leicester meetings:
Faiths Support Group for Asylum Seekers and Refugees – for individuals and groups, of any faith or none, who are interested in supporting asylum seekers and refugees
Multi Agency Forum for Asylum Seekers and Refugees – for organisations which directly or indirectly provide services for asylum seekers and/or refugees.
Voluntary Sector Forum for Asylum Seekers and Refugees – for voluntary sector organisations which directly or indirectly support asylum seekers and/or refugees. For dates and venues of future meetings contact Leicester, City of Sanctuary (see below).
Local organisations working to support asylum seekers and /or refugees:
Assist Service – 0116 2952400 Primary care health services for asylum seekers.
British Red Cross – 0845 0547171, www.redcross.org.uk Advice, support, food parcels, ‘international messaging and tracing’, and family reunion.
Centre Project – 0116 2554013, www.centreproject.org Social group sessions on: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons 3-5pm.
Dreamers – 01509 267796, www.thejitty.com/dreamers.html Young asylum seekers and refugee project in Loughborough.
HATnews (Here and There news) – 0116 2995413, www.hatnews.org News about asylum seekers and their home countries, by journalists in exile.
Immigration Advisory Service – 0116 2629899, www.iasuk.org Asylum and immigration advice, and Asylum and Immigration Tribunal appeals.
LASS (Leicestershire Aids Support Service) – 0116 2559995, www.lass.org.uk A range of services for those affected by HIV / Aids, and positive sexual health promotion.
Leicester, City of Sanctuary – 07716 073403, www.cityofsanctuary.com/leicester Working to build a culture of hospitality for asylum seekers and refugees
Refugee Action – 0116 2616200, www.refugee-action.org.uk Advice and case work support for asylum seekers.
Women’s Welcome Project (WWP) / Welcome Project (WP) – c/o Church House: 0116 2487400 Drop-in sessions on: Tuesday 12.30-3pm (WWP), and Thursday 10am-1pm (WP)
UKZambians – www.ukzambians.co.uk Website and magazine
