Links Library

1. Regional organisations working with asylum seekers, EU migrants and refugees

Akimbo - providing emotional and practical support to migrant, refugee and asylum seeker women in Coventry

ASIRT - provides free, prompt, independent advice on immigration, nationality and asylum, in the West Midlands.

Hope Projects (West Midlands) Ltd - working to help destitute asylum-seekers and others barred from public funds in the West Midlands.

Birmingham Law Centre - provides legal advice and casework services to individuals and communities in need.

Birmingham Refugee Resource Centre brings together statutory and voluntary partners working with refugees to build better lives in the city.

Birmingham Asian Resource Centre provides advice and assistance on Social Security, Debt, Immigration, Nationality and Asylum, Family and Matrimonial, Consumer matters, Housing, Council Tax Benefit etc., through its regular advice sessions in all major Asian languages

Birmingham New Communities Network - community empowerment and engagement in the Birmingham area

British Red Cross in the Midlands

Birmingham Refugee Action - assists refugee community organisations and support groups in Birmingham and the West Midlands to develop services and build their organisations to help the integration of refugees

Childrens Society Leading Edge Project, the West Midlands Young Refugees Project

Coventry Cyrenians - charity helping homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Coventry and Warwickshire.

Coventry Law Centre - specialises in a range of immigration law issues. They are able to advise anyone living in Coventry.

Coventry Cathedral

Coventry Student Union Volunteers - opportunities for students and staff to volunteer and help disadvantaged groups in the local community.

One Coventry Information & help online, information on local businesses.

The Coventry Friends Programme - a volunteer service in partnership with professionals providing family support to New Communities (Refugees, Asylum Seekers and EU Immigrants) in Coventry.

Coventry Peace House - a housing co-operative and a peace and environment centre based in Coventry. They also run a night shelter for asylum seekers facing destitution.

Counselling Directory - Counselling Directory only lists counsellors and psychotherapists who are registered with a recognised professional body or those who have sent us copies of their qualifications and insurance cover.

Emmaus - in Coventry provides shelter for up to 15 local homeless adults as well as operating a shop selling second-hand furniture.

Foleshill Vision Project - a community organisation in Foleshill and Hillfields, two Coventry neighbourhoods blessed by diversity and struggling with disadvantage

Immigration Advisory Service - a leading charity providing representation and advice on immigration and asylum law.

NASS West Midlands assessment and decision making process on asylum claims

Refugee Council West Midlands - a West Midlands One Stop Service, based in Birmingham, helping asylum seekers and refugees in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent and Coventry.

Restore - part of Birmingham Churches Together helping asylum seekers and refugees to settle into their homes.

Voluntary Action Coventry - local organisation supporting the voluntary and community sector in the city.

Warwick Volunteers - provides opportunities for students and staff to volunteer and help disadvantaged groups in the local community.

West Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership (WMSMP) - the principal Regional policy forum on refugee, asylum and migrant issues. It is based within the Regional Partnership Centre and the West Midlands Leaders Board

Welcome to West Midlands provides comprehensive information, all in one place, for new and recent arrivals to the West Midlands

2. National Organisations and Charities

About Immigration - providing extensive information on Immigration in the UK.

Asylum Aid - provides free legal advice and representation for people seeking asylum in the UK

British Red Cross - provides practical and emotional assistance to vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers arriving in the UK. They also provide an international tracing and message service to restore and maintain contact between those separated by conflict or disaster.

Churches Together Network - action on asylum and refugees.

Immigration Advisory Service - the UK's largest charity providing representation and advice in immigration and asylum law.

ICAR - information center about asylum and refugees in the UK- academic research and information

International Organisation for Migration - an intergovernmental organization committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture - provides care and rehabilitation to survivors of torture and other forms of organised violence.

Migrant Helpline - a charity providing support to migrants in distress

Multikulti - Multikulti provides accessible, accurately translated advice and information in 12 different languages.

National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns - a voluntary organisation providing help and advice for people facing deportation on how to launch and run anti-deportation campaigns.

Refugee Council - large national charity working with asylum seekers and refugees giving direct help and support and working to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

Refugee Action - a national charity working with refugees to build new lives in the UK

Refugee Support - one of the UK's leading providers of housing and support for refugees and asylum seekers

Refugees United - gives refugees a chance to find missing family members

Save the Children - works with refugee children in the UK.

Scottish Refugee Council - an independent charity dedicated to providing advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees living in Scotland

Shelter - the housing and homelessness charity giving assistance to asylum seekers

Student Action for Refugees - a national student led organisation with groups based at most Universities, working with refugees locally and take part in national campaigns.

The Testimony Project - a voice for refugee women and the organisations that support them

UK Border Agency - UK Government body responsible for securing the UK border and controlling migration in the UK, managing border control for the UK, enforcing immigration and customs regulations. UKBA considers applications for permission to enter or stay in the UK, and for citizenship and asylum.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.

Women Asylum Seekers Together - raising awareness of the issues that force women to seek international protection

Women for Refugee Women - promoting the rights of women seeking asylum in the UK