Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group

Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group

At a glance

Causes

  • Refugees / migrants

Other details

Organisation type: 
Charity
Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

We are volunteers who befriend asylum seekers and refugees in Southampton and Winchester.

Activities

We support by

  • Befriending and offering one-to-one support to asylum seekers an refugees
  • Offering modest financial assistance to those who are homeless and/or destitute
  • Giving one-to-one English teaching for asylum seekers
  • Helping people to find and work with a solicitor to further their asylum claims
  • Providing activities for asylum seekers
  • Getting legal guidance for specific cases
  • Working with other Southampton refugee charities who run a weekly Drop-in Centre in the city
  • Reaching out to churches, schools and community groups who can help them
  • Campaigning for a fairer, more efficient asylum system in the UK.

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