REFUGEE ACTION 

To support the Stand up for Asylum campaign.

Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift

Refugee Action works with refugees and asylum seekers to build new lives in the UK. This grant will support the organisation to expand the reach and impact of an immigration advice project that ....more

Refugee Action works with refugees and asylum seekers to build new lives in the UK. This grant will support the organisation to expand the reach and impact of an immigration advice project that supports individuals and organisations to secure and maintain accreditation with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).

Unrestricted grant to support Refugee Action's work with refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK

Unrestricted funding

Unrestricted funding

Refugee Action protects refugees' right to live in safety and dignity through the provision of advice, practical support and advocacy. This grant provides follow-on funding to support the ....more

Refugee Action protects refugees' right to live in safety and dignity through the provision of advice, practical support and advocacy. This grant provides follow-on funding to support the dissemination of Refugee Action’s national legal advice mapping report which provides research into the provision of, and demand for, legal immigration advice.

A restricted grant of £50,000 towards the Frontline Immigration Advice project (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Refugee Action provides practical support to refugees and people ....more

A restricted grant of £50,000 towards the Frontline Immigration Advice project (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Refugee Action provides practical support to refugees and people seeking asylum; trains and supports other charities to help build capacity and expertise across the sector; and campaigns for government policies to improve access to justice so people can rebuild their lives.

A restricted grant of £30,000 to the Frontline Immigration Advice project (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). Refugee Action supports refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK to build ....more

A restricted grant of £30,000 to the Frontline Immigration Advice project (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). Refugee Action supports refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK to build safe, productive lives, and works to uphold their human rights.

A grant to strengthen regional immigration advice delivery to prevent destitution of asylum seekers, increase capacity for complex work and ensure sustainability, and create pathways for people with ....more

A grant to strengthen regional immigration advice delivery to prevent destitution of asylum seekers, increase capacity for complex work and ensure sustainability, and create pathways for people with lived experience to access paid employment in the immigration sector, and support legal providers to shift power and move towards becoming anti-racist employers.

The project will use its funding to support asylum seekers to access and improved support system which will also encourage legal literacy. The group hopes to support more than 1500 people into ....more

The project will use its funding to support asylum seekers to access and improved support system which will also encourage legal literacy. The group hopes to support more than 1500 people into housing and gaining financial assistance. The funding will also be used to cover staffing costs in order to increase it's capacity.

Training, support and networks to help advisors and organisations secure registration with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to deliver accurate, good quality legal advice.

Grant to Refugee Action

Towards project costs of the Insight to Action programme which builds on the legacy of the Respond and Adapt Programme (RAP) with a view to responding to the ongoing and longer-term impacts of the ....more

Towards project costs of the Insight to Action programme which builds on the legacy of the Respond and Adapt Programme (RAP) with a view to responding to the ongoing and longer-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

To achieve a strengthened system of integrated support for refugees and those seeking asylum in Bradford, with specialist attention to the needs of children and families

Support for recently arrived Afghan refugees and work towards broader systemic change in asylum system.

For general support of an organization working to build a fair and effective asylum system and strengthen refugee integration

Donation from Alan Findlay

A restricted grant of £25,000 towards the costs of the Insight to Action Hub. The Insight to Action Hub provides a shared space for those working in the migration sector to develop insights and ....more

A restricted grant of £25,000 towards the costs of the Insight to Action Hub. The Insight to Action Hub provides a shared space for those working in the migration sector to develop insights and opportunities for service adaptation, collaboration and peer support.

Unrestricted funding

Unrestricted funding

Refugee Action help refugees and people seeking asylum to build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK and live with dignity and justice, free of poverty. This grant supports the legacy of ....more

Refugee Action help refugees and people seeking asylum to build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK and live with dignity and justice, free of poverty. This grant supports the legacy of Refugee Action’s Respond and Adapt Programme, which aims to increase and sustain quality immigration advice provision for vulnerable people from refugee and migrant backgrounds across the UK. This will ensure that the sharing of best practice in relation to service adaptation continues.

Refugee Action has formed a partnership with The Bell Foundation to develop a digital ESOL for employment course, and mentoring for refugees with corporate partners, delivery and evaluate the impact.

Refugee Action help refugees and people seeking asylum to build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK. This grant supports the organisation to carry out mapping research into the provision of ....more

Refugee Action help refugees and people seeking asylum to build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK. This grant supports the organisation to carry out mapping research into the provision of and demand for legal immigration advice.

Refugee Action are using funding to continue their COVID-19 response programme connecting and collaborating with organisations to share learning develop flexible approaches and promote advocacy. They ....more

Refugee Action are using funding to continue their COVID-19 response programme connecting and collaborating with organisations to share learning develop flexible approaches and promote advocacy. They will support organisations to test prototype and adapt their services and websites to meet beneficiaries’ needs use ongoing learning from the community and the info and data hub to share and learn about specific themes and build on the last 6 months work to support the sector through co-created guidance.

A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19

A restricted grant of £30,000 to the Frontline Immigration Advice project (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Refugee Action supports refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK to ....more

A restricted grant of £30,000 to the Frontline Immigration Advice project (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Refugee Action supports refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK to build safe, productive lives, and works to uphold their human rights.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.

The Respond and Adapt Programme

Donation from Alan Findlay

A restricted grant of £200,000 towards the COVID-19 Respond and Adapt Programme. A pooled fund to support the immigration sector in its response to COVID-19

Unrestricted funding

Unrestricted funding

COVID19 - Refugee Action is requesting support for its Navigating Asylum Programme partners to engage and support people seeking asylum during the C19 crisis. To provide the vital information and ....more

COVID19 - Refugee Action is requesting support for its Navigating Asylum Programme partners to engage and support people seeking asylum during the C19 crisis. To provide the vital information and support that people need to understand the asylum system and to navigate it effectively during this crisis, people need access to data enabled phones, the internet and Wi-Fi, and the skills to access services digitally. The seven frontline organisations who will provide people seeking asylum with this information and support lack the digital equipment that their staff and volunteers need to redesign their delivery during the C19 crisis, and to provide the accessible, holistic and vital service that people seeking asylum in their local area need to secure their safety and dignity. We have revised our budget to reallocate in-person delivery costs and some indirect costs (office costs for Refugee Action) to enable our partners to meet some of these costs from within the existing budget. We have identified that they need additional funding to meet the following costs in the next six months: ? Data and data-enabled phones for 30 clients (210 people); ? Smart phone, dongle, tablet and phone contract for 5 volunteers (35 people). Our volunteers are experts by experience who will be trained to guide people through the asylum process and to provide vital information on the system to our campaigns team; ? Smart phone, dongle, tablet and phone contract for 1 staff member (7 people); ? A half day per week of additional management time to redesign their programme for provision remotely and safely in the C19 context and to support staff and volunteers to deliver effectively in this environment (7 people).

£25,530 towards costs as outlined in your application, excluding core costs

Towards the COVID-19 Respond and Adapt Programme, an aligned grant-making and learning programme to support the UK migration and refugee sector.

Refugee Action will use this funding to respond strategically and practically to the current crisis and to support the work of local asylum and refugee charities across the country to meet urgent ....more

Refugee Action will use this funding to respond strategically and practically to the current crisis and to support the work of local asylum and refugee charities across the country to meet urgent needs. The funding will be used to expand front-line services in certain areas and expand organisational capacity to develop test and share digital solutions for problems facing organisations supporting refugees & asylum seekers.

Campaigning team to deliver high-impact campaigns that will lead to tangible change, and long-term improvement to our beneficiaries' lives.

Towards funding charities supporting people in the immigration and asylum system during the Covid-19 pandemic.

COVID19 - This funding is requested for an aligned collaborative grant programme to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding will support for front line organisations around the UK to protect ....more

COVID19 - This funding is requested for an aligned collaborative grant programme to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding will support for front line organisations around the UK to protect lives of people in the immigration system, adapt their services to the new context of the pandemic, and inform the influencing and communications work of the wider sector.

towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant

A restricted grant of £100,000 towards the COVID-19 Respond and Adapt programme. A pooled fund to support the immigration sector in its response to COVID19

To contribute towards the Covid-19 aligned fund (migration)

Core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19. A pooled fund, hosted by Migration Exchange in partnership with Refugee Action and NACCOM, to support frontline ....more

Core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19. A pooled fund, hosted by Migration Exchange in partnership with Refugee Action and NACCOM, to support frontline charities working in the migration sector where people are facing layers of vulnerability and challenge.

Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.

Currently many asylum seekers struggle to understand their rights around how to navigate through the UK's complex immigration system. The Navigating Asylum partnership will work to ensure that people ....more

Currently many asylum seekers struggle to understand their rights around how to navigate through the UK's complex immigration system. The Navigating Asylum partnership will work to ensure that people can access justice and support at an early point to move through the system (whatever their outcome) effectively. The partnership of 7 regional charities across England and Wales will empower people by providing a structured legal literacy programme. The proposal will also seek to persuade decision makers to support a fair and effective asylum system.

To achieve a strengthened system of integrated support for refugees and those seeking asylum in Bradford, with specialist attention to the needs of children and families.

To continue to support Refugee Action's campaigning work.

Campaigning work to achieve systemic reform of the UK's asylum system

£119,000 over a further and final two years (£59,000; £60,000) towards the cost of a 4 days per week Project Co-ordinator, volunteer costs, a contribution to core costs and direct management, and ....more

£119,000 over a further and final two years (£59,000; £60,000) towards the cost of a 4 days per week Project Co-ordinator, volunteer costs, a contribution to core costs and direct management, and associated running costs.

For general support of an organization working to build a fair and effective asylum system and strengthen refugee integration

The funding is for empowering people seeking asylum and refugees to play a leading role in the design and implementation of the UK’s most successful ever asylum campaign, securing changes to ....more

The funding is for empowering people seeking asylum and refugees to play a leading role in the design and implementation of the UK’s most successful ever asylum campaign, securing changes to national policies and the asylum system so that it is fair, effective and treats people seeking asylum with humanity.

To expand the reach and impact of an immigration advice project that supports individuals and organisations to secure and maintain accreditation with the Office of the Immigration Services ....more

To expand the reach and impact of an immigration advice project that supports individuals and organisations to secure and maintain accreditation with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).

A restricted grant of £30,000 towards the Frontline Immigration Advice Project (this grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The project provides service delivery organisations with ....more

A restricted grant of £30,000 towards the Frontline Immigration Advice Project (this grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The project provides service delivery organisations with immigration advice training to be OISC (Office of Immigration Services Commissioner) registered.

Lift the Ban

Towards systemic change and improvements for people seeking asylum by strengthening local organisations, sharing innovations and securing changes in government policy.

Refugee Action is the leading UK charity working with asylum seekers and refugees. We will work with allies to achieve transformational improvements for asylum seekers, persuading government to ....more

Refugee Action is the leading UK charity working with asylum seekers and refugees. We will work with allies to achieve transformational improvements for asylum seekers, persuading government to introduce key aspects of our vision for a fair, effective UK asylum system through our Stand Up For Asylum campaign, and provide the life-changing advice that vulnerable asylum seekers need through front-line services.

The project aims to establish a partnership that could signal a new way of working in the asylum and refugee support sector. This will enable organisations to collaborate, design and implement early ....more

The project aims to establish a partnership that could signal a new way of working in the asylum and refugee support sector. This will enable organisations to collaborate, design and implement early action approaches that improve the lives of people seeking asylum.

For general support of an organization working for public support and policy change to enable refugees and asylum seekers in the UK to rebuild their lives

Through advice, advocacy and support, this project aims to address asylum seekers’ essential support needs, whilst enabling access to legal advice, casework and representation to secure Home Office ....more

Through advice, advocacy and support, this project aims to address asylum seekers’ essential support needs, whilst enabling access to legal advice, casework and representation to secure Home Office or Local Authority support. This will help to improve their wellbeing and quality of life by supporting them to find accommodation, preventing homelessness.

Towards development of a digital training platform for the Frontline Immigration Advice Project

Building the power of migration and refugee groups

For general support of an organization working for public support and policy change to enable refugees and asylum seekers in the UK to rebuild their lives

To create a national movement of people, partners and parliamentarians across the political spectrum supporting RA's call for a fair and effective asylum system.

Towards the development of a digital solution to improve advice support for refugees and asylum seekers.

Towards The Bradford Working English Project.

This is a continuation of a project which aims to help address the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants as they go through the process of seeking sanctuary in the UK. The project ....more

This is a continuation of a project which aims to help address the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants as they go through the process of seeking sanctuary in the UK. The project will deliver weekly well-being sessions supported with the introduction of migrant-specialist counselling, psychotherapy and group work.

To achieve a strengthened system of integrated support for refugees and those seeking asylum in Bradford

To support the Asylum Justice project

£165,000 over three years (£54,900; £54,700; £55,400) towards the costs of 4 days per week Project Co-ordinator; 1 day per week Deputy Manager; volunteer costs for 10 volunteers; and associated ....more

£165,000 over three years (£54,900; £54,700; £55,400) towards the costs of 4 days per week Project Co-ordinator; 1 day per week Deputy Manager; volunteer costs for 10 volunteers; and associated running costs.

To support Refugee Action's convening work within the migrant and refugee sector

Towards the salary of a Coordinator to lead the Asylum Crisis programme, a vital and innovative model of helping destitute asylum seekers access support.

The 'At Home in Bradford' project will deliver group work, one to one support and trips for refugee children in Bradford leading to inclusion in their communities, support with managing the effects ....more

The 'At Home in Bradford' project will deliver group work, one to one support and trips for refugee children in Bradford leading to inclusion in their communities, support with managing the effects of trauma and encourage them into education or training.

The Frontline Immigration Advice Project will offer a tailored capacity development programme for frontline destitution support organisations enabling them to provide OISC advice. This will grow the ....more

The Frontline Immigration Advice Project will offer a tailored capacity development programme for frontline destitution support organisations enabling them to provide OISC advice. This will grow the number of organisations outside London providing general immigration legal advice, enabling specialists operating at Level 2 & 3 to work more effectively. The project will build on work RA has been operating since December 2015 and will address the fragmentation of immigration advice provision. It will link immigration advice providers and refugee and migrant support organisations, to facilitate cross sector collaboration through improved signposting, referral pathways and immigration advice skill development.

Towards the revenue costs of service provision to support refugees and asylum seekers in North West England.

for general support for campaigns that meet the needs of refugees

To support increased capacity within their team, to meet the growing public interest and offers of help (welcoming refugees, volunteering). To develop support programmes with local authorities across ....more

To support increased capacity within their team, to meet the growing public interest and offers of help (welcoming refugees, volunteering). To develop support programmes with local authorities across the UK to ensure that they take up the resettlement programme, providing holistic and fully informed services to the new arrivals. Also to coordinate regional responses, to capitalise on funding and services from others.

To help asylum seekers in Birmingham to find sustainable routes out of destitution.

Towards core costs to trial innovative approaches to achieving asylum justice.

towards one year's running costs of a drop in service for refugees and asylum seekers in Leicestershire