1. Support for refugees and asylum seekers in Leeds

2. The Migrant Support Sector in Leeds
Teaching English
Drop ins
Helping people make friends
Food/clothing
Employment, education, training
Health
LGBTQ+
Where to get further information

3. Teaching English
Learning English in Leeds: follow this link for information about all English providers in Leeds. Search by postcode to find local English provision.
Examples of some English provision in the city:
St. Vincent’s Support Centre   More information here.  Curtis House, Berking Avenue, Leeds. LS9 9L. Their Thursday drop-in 10am -12 midday offers ESOL support
L.A.S.S.N. - Leeds Asylum Seekers’ Support Network – English at Home(Citywide) More information here or contact David Skivington   or Riley Coles English support for people that cannot get to classes.
R.E.T.A.S (Refugee Education Training & Advisory Service) ESOL sessions throughout the week Information here .  Roundhay Road, Leeds LS8 4HS.
Meeting Point – More information here Christ Church, Armley Ridge Rd, Leeds LS12 3LN. Mon pm. Wed.11am
Rainbow Hearts women’s group information here : Tuesdays 10:30-12:30. One Community Centre, Cromwell Street, Lincoln Green, LS9 7SG. Contact Sally :
English in the Community  Thursday mornings and Friday mornings at Scargill Grange Community Centre, LS9 7ES. Contact Dawn on

4. Drop ins
Meeting Point, Christ Church, Upper Armley Leeds LS12 3DA. Information here .
Drop in: Monday 3-6pm.
Mini Drop-in’s (Mondays) run throughout school holidays Christ Church. Mini drop-in’s are a reduced service but still provide food parcels, nearly new shop, refreshments and activities.
Help and Advice appointments: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am – Christ Church
P.A.F.R.A.S.- Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (support for those destitute).
Drop in Wednesdays 10am -1pm: Immigration and asylum support, hot meal, food parcels,  More information here . St Aidan's Community Hall, Elford Place West, Leeds,  LS8 5QD
St. Vincents – Drop in Thursdays 10am-12pm or Immigration (*Working in Partnership with the Manuel Bravo Project) , Settlement and citizenship, Employment, housing and welfare, ESOL and further education and training. Information here. St Vincent’s Support Centre, Curtis Building, 4 Berking Avenue
Leeds, LS9 9LF.
        
Migrant Action : Drop in: Thursdays pm at Bridge Street Church, Bridge Street, LS2 7QZ. We also see clients on appointments on Thursdays at RETAS Roundhay Road, LS8 4HS Leeds. Support with insecure or irregular immigration status, needing guidance and assistance or access services. Information here or
R.E.T.A.S. – Refugee Education and Advice Service. More information here.
Immigration, Benefits, employment and training support.
Roundhay Road, The Roundhay Road Resource Centre, Leeds, LS8 4HS
Drop in: Friday 10am-1pm or ring to make an appointment.  

5. Making friends L.A.S.S.N. - Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network
1-1 Befriending Project. Walking alongside a refugee or asylum seeker; enabling people to find their feet and build networks of support and friendships . More information here or contact Tina Brocklebank at or on  (Citywide)
R.E.T.A.S:
Women’s group - Thursday till Contact Charlotte Hagerty on  or   Roundhay Road, Leeds LS8 4HS.

6. Food/clothing
P.A.F.R.A.S. - Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers –( support for those who are destitute)– toiletries and tinned food. More information here .St Aidan's Community Hall, Elford Place West, Leeds, LS8 5QD
St Vincent’s – In partnership with PAFRAS: clothing, furniture, food for refugees/asylum seekers who are destitute/living in extreme hardship: More information here or contact Julie at Drop off donations Mon –Fri, 10-4pm. Curtis House, Berking Avenue, Leeds. LS9 9LF
Meeting Point –Food parcels distributed each week Contact Emma at Christ Church, Upper Armley Leeds LS12 3DA, Monday-Wednesday.
Leeds Food Aid Network : Information of all the places distributing food across the city here

7. Employment, Education, skill-sharing
L.A.S.S.N (Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network) . More information here
Connecting Opportunities; Integration and Employment Befriending
Supporting people who have the right to work in the UK. Integration and Employment Befriending offers people who are thinking about work the chance to build their confidence, improve their English and to make contacts and friends in their local community, finding out about the help and services available to them.
Contact Emily Stevenson on citywide)
- R.E.T.A.S. - Friday Drop-in 9.30am-1.30pm. To support with writing a C.V, job searches, phonecalls, universal credit applications etc.
Contact Charlotte Hagerty on or Roundhay Road, Leeds LS8 4HS.
- Refugee Council: Homework Club Volunteers
To help11-18 years olds complete their homework, prepare for exams and improve their English pm Mondays. Oak House, Park lane. LS3 1EL. Jasmine at
-Refugee Forum: Homework Club Volunteers
Tuesdays pm at the One Community Centre, Cromwell Street, Lincoln Green, LS9 7S. Helen at Information here

8. Health
Solace  -  Psychotherapy, complementary therapies and advocacy support  for the survivors of persecution and exile. Information here. 
Contact   or Oak House, Park Lane, LS3 1EL. 
Maternity Stream of Sanctuary – supporting female refugees/asylum seekers through pregnancy and birth; started by Leeds women in 2011 who didn’t want other mums “to suffer as we had suffered”.   More information here or Sue Deakin at
Women’s Health matters – Rainbow Hearts. “I love coming to Rainbow Hearts, all the different countries and backgrounds, always beside me” .
Health and social-support information sessions offered to women around topics such as self-care, well-being, healthy eating, creative arts. Call or get more information here. Tuesdays 10:30-12:30. Lincoln Green, LS9 7SG.
Black Health Initiative  More information here : Ensuring supply and equality of access to Health and Social Care provision within Leeds, the Yorkshire Region and Nationally for disadvantaged and marginalised communities. 
or contact Karl Fowler on  
          

9. LGBTQ+ African Rainbow Family https://africanrainbowfamily.org/
African Rainbow Family (ARF) is a non-for-profit charitable organisation that support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender intersexual and queer (LGBTIQ) people of African heritage and the wider Black Asian Minority Ethnic groups. 
Programmes and Services 
 Signposting to immigration advice and other mainstream services.
Organise social events and activities.
Offer free counselling.
Support LGBTIQ people seeking asylum with no recourse to public fund by subsidising transport fares and other costs such as food. 
Support our destitute members with weekly subsistence.
Offer hot meals for members.
Offer moral and practical supports to people in detention centres. 
Offer moral support and evidence in court.
Offer buddy support for members to sign at immigration reporting centres.

10. Where to get further information:
Transition guide: A guide for new refugees in Leeds, and focuses on the kind of things that will be a priority during the first 6 months of becoming a refugee. It does not aim to be a guide to any other city: all the information is specific to life in Leeds.Translatable
New to Leeds: Information for people moving to Leeds, about services, support and amenities available in the city. Translatable.
- a translatable resource for asylum seekers, refugees, people they know, and people who are helping them.