Here we have provided a list of links to related organisations and sources of further information. If you think we’re missing something, please let us know and we’ll consider adding it.
Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers (CDAS) Sheffield CDAS is a campaigning group which supports individuals and families of asylum seekers who are unjustly threatened with deportation.
ASSIST Sheffield ASSIST Sheffield is a charitable organisation working to provide some support to destitute asylum seekers (whose Home Office support has been withdrawn) in and around Sheffield.
Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK (ICAR) ICAR is an independent information and research organisation based in the School of Social Sciences at City University in London. Their mission is to increase public understanding of asylum issues in the UK, and inform policy and practice through applied research and policy evaluation. This link provides information specific to the Sheffield area.
Lots of Big Ideas (Blog/Wiki) The Lots of Big Ideas (LOBI) blog aims to counter media distortions of asylum issues. Our wiki is a space where asylum-seekers and refugees – people who don’t usually have a voice – can make their stories heard. These are stories about what it’s really like to be an asylum-seeker; stories about why people end up leaving their home and loved ones to seek asylum in a strange and often unwelcoming place. Many of our contributors are members of the Write to Life group at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture; but we want to encourage anyone to add their voice here.
Northern Refugee Centre The NRC provides a range of services that aim to improve the conditions of and opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers across Yorkshire and Humberside, and particularly in South Yorkshire.
Yorkshire and Humber Regional Migration Partnership YHRMP works with national, regional and local partners to ensure that the Yorkshire and Humber region of the UK can deal with, and benefit from, migration. Use the website to find out about local and regional services for migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees, and to get updates on migration policy regionally and nationally.
Refugee Council The Refugee Council is the largest refugee agency in the UK providing advice to asylum seekers and refugees, supporting other organisations in their refugee work, and promoting asylum seekers’ and refugees’ rights.
Strangers into Citizens An important new campaign by the Citizens Organising Foundation for a ‘pathway into citizenship’ for thousands of undocumented workers, including refused asylum-seekers, who have made new lives in the UK.
