Blog
Blog articles from JRS UK
Mental Health Awareness Week: Top-up and stay connected
21 May 2020
Sara Adan helps refugee friends stay connected through regular JRS mobile phone top-ups
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‘A safe place for everyone or a society that self-destructively marginalises the vulnerable?’
19 May 2020
Barring access to public funds & NRPF conditions are cruel policies that perpetuate destitution
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Many smiles, two Easters and one God of surprises
14 May 2020
JRS 'At Home' host Carlos, shares faith & culture with two refugee guests during Easter
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Hidden in plain sight: immigration detention during COVID-19
07 May 2020
Those experiencing immigration detention face added barriers during the pandemic, writes Will
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“Grateful, but in great need”
30 April 2020
Fundraising officer Jess shares how the smallest donations go a long way
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Dying to Live – Stories from Refugees on the Road to Freedom
23 April 2020
Danielle Vella shares the importance of refugee storytelling in her new book.
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Legal Blog: Why COVID-19 is a threat to UK asylum seekers
16 April 2020
In a guest blog, Cameron outlines the risks faced by asylum seekers during the pandemic
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Displaced and Disappointed: challenges faced by asylum seekers in the UK
09 April 2020
'Refugees Call for Change' write their first blog on life as an asylum seeker in the UK
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Delayed but not disheartened: running the London Marathon
02 April 2020
Anna reflects on preparing to run the London Marathon for JRS UK later this year.
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On the road with Aidan: delivering joy to refugees
31 March 2020
Aidan test-runs the JRS Emergency Response scheme & paves the way for more to follow
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