JRS UK supports destitute asylum seekers across Greater London, and people in immigration detention at Heathrow.
JRS UK provides services for destitute asylum seekers who are ‘Appeals Rights Exhausted’ and who are not eligible for, and do not receive asylum support, Section 4 support, or assistance from social services.
We welcome all nationalities, people of any faith and those who have no faith; there is no proselytising.
To register, please phone 020 7488 7310 Monday to Friday between 10am – 5pm.
If we cannot take your call, please leave a message with your name and your phone number and we will call you back as soon as we can.
A member of the JRS team will contact you and check that you meet the criteria for our support, and discuss whether it is what you want. We will ask for some basic details and ask you to send us some evidence that you are an appeal rights exhausted asylum seeker.
Once you’ve been registered, we’ll introduce you to the ways JRS UK can help in more detail.
If we’re not able to register you at this time, these organisations may be able to help.
The centre is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for refugees registered with JRS to visit the JRS Shop: to collect food parcels, toiletries, enjoy a cup of tea, and, where possible, speak to a member of the JRS team for advice face-to-face.
A member of the JRS team will contact you to arrange a day and time for you to visit.
You must have an appointment to visit JRS in Wapping at this time. If you come without an appointment, we’re sorry but we may not be able to help you.
For more information, or to register please contact us on 020 7488 7310. The JRS team remains available to support you as much as possible over the phone.
Once registered with JRS, as well as accessing the JRS Shop (by appointment), you can receive small hardship grants via a top-up cash card (Equals card) and regular mobile phone credit top-ups too.
We continue to offer casework advice and support over the phone; as well as an emotional support & befriending scheme, where we pair you up with one of our volunteers for regular check-ins.
For more information, or to register with JRS UK, please contact us on 020 7488 7310
Once registered with JRS UK, you’ll be able to participate in a range of online (and some face-to-face) activities including:
For more information, or to register with JRS UK, please contact us on 020 7488 7310
Our Detention Outreach Team offers support to men and women currently detained at the Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) near Heathrow Airport – Colnbrook, Harmondsworth and the Sahara Unit. Our team are here to offer you practical help and casework advice as well as emotional and pastoral support during your time in detention.
Our team of volunteers are available to come and visit you whilst you are detained and can be a friend for you to talk to and a vital link with the community outside detention.
If you would like some support and someone to talk to you can call us on 07762 387096. If we cannot take your call, please leave a message or send us an SMS with your name, phone number and the language you speak, and we will call you back as soon as we can.
Our services are confidential and open to anyone at Harmondsworth and Colnbrook. If we are not able to help you we may know someone who can and we will assist you in contacting them.
The majority of people who experience immigration detention are released back into the community, however the damaging impact of detention can continue to affect individuals long after release. JRS UK can help you to make contact with local organisations who may be able to support you after detention and assist you to re-connect with your community.
Our team also provides in-depth casework support for a small number of high-need individuals who would otherwise struggle to engage with their immigration case. By providing long-term accompaniment we aim to help individuals to make progress with their immigration cases. Due to the nature of this project, we can only take referrals when there is capacity.
If you have experienced immigration detention, or are supporting someone who has, and need some support in the community, contact William at william.neal@jrs.net or call 07809 759677
Other places who may be able to offer you support
There are other places across London who may be able to offer support as well as JRS UK. Below is a short list of places.
116 123
Services:
0808 800 4444
Various Locations: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Services:
12 Melior Street
SE1 3QP
(near London Bridge station)
020 7403 1931
Services:
Services:
Refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants can get free emergency support including:
What is offered depends where you are in the country. Help could also include:
The Woodlawns Centre
16 Leigham Court Road
SW16 2PJ
Services:
Maison Pierre Chanel
16 Leicester Square
London, WC2H 7LE
Immigration advice line: 0207 440 2669 (10.30-12.30, Wednesdays & 10.30-13.30 on Fridays)
Services:
Support asylum seekers throughout the asylum process:
020 7732 0505
office@sdcas.org.uk
Various Day centres at Copleston Centre (Tuesdays), Peckham Park Road Baptist Church (Wednesdays) and St Mary’s Newington (Thursdays) are available to clients on a drop-in basis.
Services:
Services:
Book an appointment on the Advice Line, call 07961 014182 (Mondays, 10am -11.30am)
Advice line offers free advice and casework for all migrants regardless of immigration status, nationality or current place of residence on:
Services: