Amazing result for one of our age disputed yp. After 9 months of casework, whilst in an hotel, finally had the decision overturned and returned back into care. It shouldn't have taken so long, and wouldn't have been necessary if the first assessment was reasonable and thorough.
For a teenager who had an amputation as a result of cancer, we worked closely with them on finding them immigration advice, housing, adaptation and welfare advocacy and supporting them back into college.
For another child with a rare brain tumour seeking asylum in the UK, we provided welfare advocacy to secure safe and suitable housing post chemotherapy, regular visiting, grant applications, and family support.
For one child with a cancer diagnosis, we supported their mother to come to the uk, as mum was living abroad, so she could be with her child through her cancer treatment. Working also in partnership with @praxisprojects.bsky.social
This year in the one referral stream we have;
- given 39 practitioner advices
- opened 18 cases
- visited children in hospital
- visited them in the community.
- secured specialist immigration advice for 16 families / young people. With ECF for 7.
- housing advocacy for 14
It’s #smallcharityweek! This week is about impact.
Our referral partnership with Young Lives vs Cancer works with children who have cancer and have experience of migration. We work together to provide expert welfare advice and family support
From Freedom from Torture. For Refugee Week 2025, One Strong Voice campaigners took their powerful message about the government's cruel citizenship ban to the streets. www.freedomfromtorture.org/...
This Refugee week is all about the power of community. Small acts can make a BIG difference.
Find out more about small acts of kindness through Refugee week and beyond here. refugeeweek.org.uk/simple-a...
This #RefugeeWeek the extended move on period for people with newly granted refugee status must be made permanent. Some great points from our friends over at @naccomnetwork.bsky.social naccom.org.uk/blog-this-ref...
A big thanks to Vodafone! 🧡 These sims are a lifeline for children we work with, so they can stay connected with their caseworkers and other people, but most importantly, to promote family connections and relationships.
🧡🧡 Thank you Vodafone! ❤️❤️
These sim cards provide a lifeline for the children and young people we work with. Enabling children and young people to stay connected for six months with data, calls and texts. Vital for staying connected and building relationships.
And another age dispute success these last few days, following a negative short assessment. An agreement to take into care in the interim pending a full age assessment!
A big congratulations to M and A where were granted leave to remain today :) 😁😁
Lets have some good news on a Friday!
'D' was referred to us late last week as age disputed. Today, he went into the care of his local council!
On 24th Feb, in association with Public Law Project and Garden Court Chambers, we are holding a free seminar to release our new report - Experiences of Accessing Education in Asylum Accommodation. Find out more and booking below!
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/e...
The Bibby Stockholm was dangerous and cruel, keeping people who came to the UK for safety isolated in prison-like conditions.
It should never have been opened in the first place. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gove...
If you'd like to stay up to date with UK immigration issues on BlueSky, we've created this new Starter Pack!
This is a list of excellent organisations and experts working at the forefront of immigration in the UK, so please follow them to stay up to date on these crucial issues:
go.bsky.app/gzfKcc
Hello lovely BlueSky people and to all the new people who have followed us in the last few days! We just need to sit down and put some content on here now!
This Friday as part of the #NewhamFestivalofStories we are opening our doors to anyone who is curious about our new building, or what we do.
🫖Drink tea or coffee,
🏢Tour the building, and
🖼️See our incredible new mural with additional sound installation!
DM us if you want to come.
A Refugee Homelessness Emergency.
NACCOM’s findings are staggering:
- 99% rise in Refugee Homelessness in the last year
- Including people seeking asylum & other Migrants that rises to a 125% increase
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Today we delivered training to midwives and health visitors in Berkshire on working with families with NRPF / where there might be immigration worries. How to spot, identify and get further support and specialist advice.
Life in temporary accommodation (2) when you get lost in the system and nobody takes responsibility
news.sky.com/story/where-...
To put this in perspective, at the last count there were 86,810 children homeless and growing up in temporary accommodation in London
Was a pleasure today to go to the regional london meet for young lives vs cancer to talk about improving practice and advice for children with a cancer diagnosis in NRPF households. We have had a referring partnership with them for a little while now.
The Home Office wants to pay charities like ours millions of pounds to help them remove migrants from our communities.
We refuse to be complicit in a hostile system that tears our communities apart.
Read the open letter we've co-signed with dozens of UK refugee charities
This is so important - the space for positive, humane policies is created by positive, humane rhetoric. Posing with your most determined expression for the benefit of the far right simply legitimises their concerns & ratchets up the pointless cruelty, until we get to Rwanda, or worse >
Hey! We’ve just created an account over here. Our charity provides specialist help and support to children, young people and families subject to immigration control. For now, find out more on our website…
www.togethermigrantchildren.org.uk
#new #migration #immigration #charity