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We are now open for new registrations. Please read the information opposite, and give us a call. We will be glad to speak with you.
Registration with JRS UK
*We are now accepting new registrations.*
We provide services for destitute asylum seekers whose cases are finished, and who are not eligible for and do not receive asylum support, Section 4 support or assistance from social services. We welcome all nationalities, those of any faith and those who have no faith; there is no proselytising.
We are operating an over-the-phone registration and appointment system for those wishing to access our services. To register, please phone the office on 020 7488 7310 Monday to Friday during office hours. 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.
Our legal project will then 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. Our Day Centre and Emergency response team will then get in touch with you.
Day Centre & Emergency Response Team
Our weekly drop-in Day Centre, and face-to-face appointments with our legal project have been temporarily suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Visits to our Day Centre cannot be made at this time and we are continuing casework and legal appointments over the phone until further notice.
Until our Day Centre re-opens, refugee friends can receive regular packages of food and toiletries, mobile phone credit top-ups, and small hardship grants via a top-up cash card. Deliveries are made to where you are living via our Emergency Response Team who follow strict social distancing and COVID-19 health and safety measures.
We also run an over-the-phone emotional support & befriending scheme through which we pair up an asylum seeker with one of our volunteers for regular check-ins. Those registered with us can also access our online activities such as creative writing, community kitchen and prayer groups.
For more information, or to register please contact our main office on 020 7488 7310
Detention Outreach Services
Our Detention Outreach team offers support to those currently detained at Colnbrook and Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centres near Heathrow. Our team of volunteers are on hand to offer emotional and pastoral support, and practical help during your time in detention. If we are not able to help you, we might know someone who can, and can assist you in contacting them.
If would like some support and someone to talk to you can call us on 020 7488 7319. Our services are free, confidential and open to everyone at Harmondsworth and Colnbrook. If we cannot take your call, leave a message with your name and phone number and we will call you back as soon as we can.
Post Detention Support
or many who experience immigration detention in the UK feelings of isolation and deterioration of physical and mental wellbeing are common. Unfortunately the impact of detention continues to affect individuals long after release. JRS UK run a peer support group that brings together individuals who have experienced immigration detention in the UK.
This group is a safe space to speak with others about shared experiences, an opportunity for creative and skill building activities, and a place to help one another and rebuild trust.
If you have been supporting someone in detention and think that they would benefit from this group support contact William at william.neal@jrs.net or call 020 7488 7323.
Suport during December and January
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JRS UK will be closed from 23rd December and reopen on 4th January. If you need help or support during this period, the below list of services are operating.
Whitechapel Mission
212 Whitechapel Road
E1 1BJ
0300 011 1400
Services:
- Daily Drop-in
- Serving breakfast 7 am – 10 am (advised to arrive early, as food may run out)
- Showers and clothing also available
Manna Centre
12 Melior Street
SE1 3QP
(near London Bridge station)
020 7403 1931
Services:
- Daily Drop-in from 10 am – 1 pm
- Takeaway meal, consisting of a hot dinner and a sandwich.
- Housing & welfare advice helpline 020 7403 1931 (choose option 1)
- Mon/Wed/Friday: clothing (request slip needs to be filled)
North London Action For the Homeless
St Paul’s Church Hall
Stoke Newington Rd
N16 7UE
07421 032553
Services:
- Drop-in on Mondays & Wednesdays
- Mondays: 12 noon – 1:30 pm – hot take away meals + food parcels
- Wednesdays: 6pm to 7.30pm – hot take away meals
- Shower and laundry service (priority for rough sleepers)
St Cuthbert’s Centre
The Philbeach Hall
51 Philbeach Gardens
SW5 9EB
020 7835 1389
Services:
- Daily Drop-in until 24th December
