REFUGEE RESOURCE 

This funding will support refugees and asylum seekers across Oxfordshire to settle in to their lives and deal with traumatic experiences. The project aims to connect refugees and asylum seekers into ....more

This funding will support refugees and asylum seekers across Oxfordshire to settle in to their lives and deal with traumatic experiences. The project aims to connect refugees and asylum seekers into the community to and build new relationships.

One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing support services for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in Oxfordshire.

This grant will support our Mentoring Service (Coordinator post and service costs). Our well-established mentoring programme offers crucial social connection and one-to-one support for our clients ....more

This grant will support our Mentoring Service (Coordinator post and service costs). Our well-established mentoring programme offers crucial social connection and one-to-one support for our clients with a carefully matched volunteer mentor. Through weekly meetings over a 12-month period, the mentoring pair identify and work towards goals/aims for personal development and integration. We provide a scale of mentoring support options, tailored to the client’s needs. ‘Befriending’ is less goals-oriented (as this can be overwhelming for some) and more focused on ‘time together’; getting to know the local area and services on offer, building confidence in going out, practicing English, and providing social support. ‘Mentoring’ can involve a mix of social and other activities, but will specifically support some defined goals identified by the client. ‘Coaching’ is more intensively focused support, with more regular reviews of a set goals focussed on particular issues, such as accessing training, education, volunteering and employment. Usually meetings take place out in the community, but the service offers a blended approach to delivery (in-person and virtual), dependent on individual clients’ needs and preferences. It is therefore able to adapt quickly to the changing circumstances of the pandemic. During the lockdowns - for clients who were able to - outside, socially distanced meetings were able to continue. For those who were self-isolating, contact was maintained virtually, through regular phone calls or video calling (at least weekly, and for some clients more frequently if needed). Thus, the mentoring service provides a critical lifeline of support and social contact, no matter the circumstances. We offer a very comprehensive in-house training package for new mentors covering over 13 hours of training (including around mentoring relationships, safeguarding, trauma, boundaries, and cultural difference). Our mentoring training is certified by Oxford Brookes Business School with the International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies.

This funding will contribute towards supporting our weekly therapeutic football group for young men, aged 16-20 years old. This is a jointly run project between Refugee Resource, Asylum Welcome and ....more

This funding will contribute towards supporting our weekly therapeutic football group for young men, aged 16-20 years old. This is a jointly run project between Refugee Resource, Asylum Welcome and Oxford United in the Community. We are looking to fund the running costs of group for the next 12 months: the football group co-ordinator; the football coaches’ fees including mentoring and training up the older young men, and organising trips to football matches; pitch hire; psychotherapist supervision; and Asylum Welcome outreach support. Sessions are run on a weekly basis for an hour and half at a local school's AstroTurf pitch. This is a secure location where the young people feel safe to enjoy themselves. The group is assisted by a small number of 'older’ young men in their twenties who volunteer their time to support these younger men, and are training up as sports leaders and coaches. The group has been running as a pilot since summer 2021, and has been extremely successful. It has been well attended (even throughout the cold winter months), with around 20 young men coming each week, and there has been high retention. This funding will help establish the group as a sustainable part of the three charities’ provision for these young men. As a therapeutic provision, the football coordinator is supported by one of our highly experienced therapists (specialist in trauma) who provides clinical support in the form of group observation, as well as a reflective practice space for the coordinator. By attending the group, the young men also have access to practical and emotional support from Refugee Resource (some current members are now getting specialist counselling and mentoring support) and Asylum Welcome (casework support from youth workers), and coaching input from Oxford United in the Community staff and volunteers.

This project will provide a therapy service to young people who are from a refugee, asylum-seeker or vulnerable migrant background. Children and young people will improve engagement with education ....more

This project will provide a therapy service to young people who are from a refugee, asylum-seeker or vulnerable migrant background. Children and young people will improve engagement with education and peers, and have improved emotional well-being.

Grant to Refugee Resource

Refugee Resource provides therapeutic services for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, to help them heal from their experiences of trauma and build new lives. This is a three year ....more

Refugee Resource provides therapeutic services for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, to help them heal from their experiences of trauma and build new lives. This is a three year unrestricted grant towards their work.

Therapeutic mental health support for refugees

An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Refugee Resource delivers a range of services to support the social and psychosocial needs of refugees in Oxford, this includes: mentoring, counselling and ....more

An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Refugee Resource delivers a range of services to support the social and psychosocial needs of refugees in Oxford, this includes: mentoring, counselling and psychotherapy, advocacy and advice and group social activities.

COVID19 Recovery funding

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

The Women’s Service brings together refugee, asylum seeker and vulnerable migrant women who are isolated and need support to integrate into Oxford’s communities. The 56 members are from diverse ....more

The Women’s Service brings together refugee, asylum seeker and vulnerable migrant women who are isolated and need support to integrate into Oxford’s communities. The 56 members are from diverse ethnic backgrounds, speak little/no English, and have multiple deprivations. They meet together twice a week (with added individual support as needed).

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing support services to refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in Oxfordshire

Refugee Resource

Refugee Resource request core costs to support refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to settle and establish themselves in Oxford, focusing on holistic support to promote their mental ....more

Refugee Resource request core costs to support refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to settle and establish themselves in Oxford, focusing on holistic support to promote their mental health and emotional well-being, and their integration.

Young men who are asylum seekers, refugees and migrants face mental health challenges - Many have faced trauma, bereavement, isolation and violence. Refugee Resource already supports young men, and ....more

Young men who are asylum seekers, refugees and migrants face mental health challenges - Many have faced trauma, bereavement, isolation and violence. Refugee Resource already supports young men, and this grant will enable it to continue to provide weekly football sessions to engage newly arrived and isolated young men, and ring-fenced therapeutic sessions to address their mental health needs. The grant will also develop a user-led steering group to design and trial a wider range of engagement activities - such as music or gardening; these will complement the football-sessions as a way of opening-up conversations and support pathways. The grant will cover staff and activity costs.

We will engage RR’s current extensive network of partner organisations such as Crisis, Open Door, Aspire, Restore, Age UK, etc to draw up guest lists and extend direct invites to the four pop-up ....more

We will engage RR’s current extensive network of partner organisations such as Crisis, Open Door, Aspire, Restore, Age UK, etc to draw up guest lists and extend direct invites to the four pop-up café community events.

This project will provide a therapy service to young people who are from a refugee, asylum-seeker or vulnerable migrant background. Children and young people will improve engagement with education ....more

This project will provide a therapy service to young people who are from a refugee, asylum-seeker or vulnerable migrant background. Children and young people will improve engagement with education and peers, and have improved emotional well-being.

Refugee Resource provides a unique therapeutic service for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in Oxfordshire. We provide a place of safety and welcome for up to 250 clients each year, ....more

Refugee Resource provides a unique therapeutic service for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in Oxfordshire. We provide a place of safety and welcome for up to 250 clients each year, some of whom require specialist counselling to heal from trauma, and others who participate in our range of therapeutic services aimed at helping people to move from a position of being isolated and traumatised to inclusion within the wider community. Refugee Resource is the only service in Oxfordshire to cater effectively for the holistic care and long-term therapeutic needs of these vulnerable groups. To help meet these needs we provide the following services: • Counselling • Mentoring and coaching • Employment advice and support, including bursary fund • A women’s project • A men’s service • Advice and advocacy service- Engaging young people is a challenge: the often chaotic nature of their lives makes it hard for them to remember appointments during the day, and if these are outside of school during school hours it can be disruptive to their education. - Refugee Resource is currently unable to provide individual therapeutic support to children under 12. - Demand for our counselling services outstrips our capacity to meet this need: currently we have a waiting list of around 4-6 months. Over a third of those waiting (7 young people) are aged under 19. - We have limited training capacity. - Closure of The Children’s Society in Oxford has left a gap in the provision of specialist counselling support for refugee and migrant young people in schools. - A school-based counselling service would strengthen our capacity to deliver effective therapy for young people, that is accessible and in a familiar and supported environment. This leads to better engagement with counselling and with education. It would build new working partnerships between Refugee Resource and schools. - Training and consultation support offers a sustainable way to support schools strengthen their own understanding and capacity to support young refugee and migrants and their families. This facilitates integration within the school and the wider community. - Employing the expertise of an experienced child psychotherapist would enhance capacity of counselling team to support the specific needs of children and young people, including those aged under 12. - Broadening our remit to working with children may help us to access more diverse funding streams and increase unrestricted funding through public support.

Towards the core costs of an organisation offering a range of intervention and prevention services for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire.

Towards a counselling and outreach service for unaccompanied young refugees and asylum seekers.

towards three years' running costs of a project providing help and support to refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in Oxfordshire

This is the development of a project supporting refugees and asylum seekers to improve their mental and physical wellbeing. This will help people recover from traumatic experiences and gain new ....more

This is the development of a project supporting refugees and asylum seekers to improve their mental and physical wellbeing. This will help people recover from traumatic experiences and gain new skills to integrate into the community. The group will offer mentoring, counselling, advice and advocacy services to meet increased need, a referral service and a safe space for those with mental health issues due to fleeing war zones or persecution. This will be supported with a new website.

Refugee Resource is an Oxford charity providing services to refugees and asylum seekers including counselling, employment support and mentoring. It is seeking support for its group and individual ....more

Refugee Resource is an Oxford charity providing services to refugees and asylum seekers including counselling, employment support and mentoring. It is seeking support for its group and individual support for women refugees

This is the continuation of an existing project that aims to improve the wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire who may have been victims of torture and persecution, by enabling them ....more

This is the continuation of an existing project that aims to improve the wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire who may have been victims of torture and persecution, by enabling them to recover from traumatic experiences, gain skills and knowledge, improve employability and integrate into the community. The project will provide individual sessions with mentors to achieve goals such as improving English language skills and group sessions for peer-supported learning and building confidence.