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Afghanistan support links

British Red Cross

Support for people from Afghanistan settling into life in the UK. Find information on the UK’s resettlement and relocation schemes for Afghans.

Refugees at Home

Matching refugees and asylum seekers with individuals who have spare rooms in their homes.

Rooms For Refugees

Providing safe, temporary homes and support for refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable groups.

TERN

Assists and offers mentorship to entrepreneurial refugees in the UK.

TENT

Provides mentorship to refugee women, including those from Ukraine and Afghanistan.

Refugee Employability Program (REP) 

A Home Office initiative aiming to meet the specific needs of refugees, to give them the support they need to find work and build their lives.

Renesai

Provides employment assistance to asylum seekers and refugees who are eligible for work.

Suited for Success

Charity offering interview coaching, conducting mock interviews, reviewing CVs, and providing advice on interview etiquette for both men and women.

STAR - Student Action for Refugees

STAR is the national network of students building a more understanding and just society where refugees are welcomed and can thrive in the UK.

Displaced Students Opportunities UK

Study opportunities to support refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK to access university.

Vision 2 Learn

Charity offering interview coaching, conducting mock interviews, reviewing CVs, and providing advice on interview etiquette for both men and women.

Refugee Education UK

Working towards a world where all refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people can access education, thrive in education, and use that education to create a hopeful, brighter future.

In some cases we can make referrals to organisations on your behalf

Ukraine support links

Safe Passage

In collaboration with the UNHCR, Safe Passage set up a team in Warsaw to assist Ukrainians relocating to the UK. They aim to support non-Ukrainian refugees from Ukraine, unaccompanied children and those without passports or ID.

United for Ukraine

This site provides access to employment and support services. For Ukrainian nationals, this initiative provides a searchable list of vacancies with employers who have committed to providing good job opportunities in a supportive environment.

Ukrainian Refugee Help

This website has been put together by volunteers based in south-west London who are involved in helping and hosting Ukrainian refugees. It provides extensive information on housing, benefits and other important issues.

Settled

Helping UK hosts/sponsors and guests with new visa applications and any problems, including any related to unaccompanied children.

STEP Ukraine

STEP Ukraine is an intensive, virtual, 12-week English language and employment programme for Ukrainians in the UK

Opora

A registered UK charity supporting Ukrainians in rebuilding their lives sustainably in the UK. They  provide Ukrainian language informational support and emergency assistance.

Ukraine Legal Advice

A pro bono project where UK lawyers give free support and legal information directly to people who are fleeing the war in Ukraine and want to come legally to the UK.

FaceWork

Career training programme run by the Facework Group, a non-profit organisation based in the UK. The program works directly with displaced Ukrainians to co-design employability and career training to support them in growing their confidence, gaining valuable soft skills and improving their English language abilities to access jobs.

Trafalgar Girls

This volunteer organisation supports and empowers Ukrainian refugees by providing information, community channels and various events for displaced Ukrainians.

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice and its partner organisations in Hastings and St Leonards can offer general support and advice. 

TENT Refugee Women Mentorship Initiative

Provides mentorship to refugee women, including those from Ukraine and Afghanistan.

Ukraine Welcome Centre 

A single point of contact providing all essential information about arrival, settling down and life in the UK long-term. The Ukrainian Welcome Centre is a partnership initiative between the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family in London and the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB). 

Bridge of Hope

Home to thousands of jobs from inclusive employers across the UK.

Niya

Networking training and job opportunities into one place; connecting unconnected talent to the right people.

*Unique referral link

BSHU

26 weeks of free access to English language courses for Ukrainians from the ReallyEnglish platform and the non-profit organisation British Homes and Schools for Ukrainians.

*Unique referral link

In some cases we can make referrals to organisations on your behalf

General support links

Refugee Council

Citizens Advice Bureau 

Anxiety UK

Reset

Advocate

Freedom from Torture

Refugee Action

Rights of Women

Refugee Therapy

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