BRISTOL HOSPITALITY NETWORK 

Towards the running of the Welcome Centre for refugees and asylum seekers, providing a hot meal, English classes, bike workshop and volunteering opportunities.

One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis

Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Bristol Hospitality Network

Bristol Hospitality Network provides accommodation and a centre for destitute asylum seekers in Bristol

Jubilee Grant Restricted Project Funding

Bristol Hospitality Network provides accommodation and a centre for destitute asylum seekers in Bristol

Main Grant unrestricted core costs

Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Bristol Hospitality Network, awarded under the Foundation's Asylum Seekers and Refugees funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to ....more

Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Bristol Hospitality Network, awarded under the Foundation's Asylum Seekers and Refugees funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.

The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more

The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to match funds raised on a pound for pound basis, to increase the support to the sector.

To provide funding for the expansion of Bristol Hospitality Network’s work in supporting asylum seekers.

To increase a pool of unpaid hosts from eight to at least 16 and resource the charity to support these new hosts.

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 fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Support for destitute asylum seekers needing food and data

To develop a new user forum and leadership programme and to identify and implement a new monitoring system.

The Drop-ins provide a welcome centre for asylum seekers and refugees living locally in Bristol and the opportunity to meet in a place of safety where they can access advice and offer support to each ....more

The Drop-ins provide a welcome centre for asylum seekers and refugees living locally in Bristol and the opportunity to meet in a place of safety where they can access advice and offer support to each other. Our members live on very restricted funds or receive no funding at all. They rely on charities to meet their basic needs such as eating a hot meal, learning English and getting donated clothes etc. and because the Drop-ins have been running successfully for some years we are recognised within this community for this work. Asylum seekers and refugees are encouraged to access training and take leadership roles within the charities within the legal boundaries of their status. _x000D_ We have a large and growing number of registered volunteers who want to offer their help to asylum seekers and refugees and the Drop-ins provide a local opportunity for this and to be part of a community group with others. All volunteers are trained; references are required and ongoing support is provided to them. The Drop-ins provide special welcome centres where everyone grows together. _x000D_ Over the past year we have seen increased demand for our services with more asylum seekers and refugees attending our welcome centres and increased enquiries about volunteering from members of the public. We have also developed our skills in fundraising and actively seek funds from faith and community groups locally and nationally in addition to applying to charitable grant-making trusts. We evaluate and monitor our projects to make them even more effective.