Manchester Refugee Support Network

"MRSN run a programme of activities, groups and classes. Current projects are listed as follows: Shared Routes is our ‘Peer Navigator’ programme, promoting the skills and attributes from within refugee and asylum seeker communities across Manchester, Tameside and Salford. It aims at training people from migrant background who want to become more engaged in community work. The training will prepare people to become ‘community peer navigators’ and help them to develop their skills and knowledge. Our training follows an asset-based development approach that means we focus on developing people’s strengths. Next to the training we support our ‘peer navigators’ into volunteer placements at a local organisation of their choice where they can put what they have learnt into practice, gain new valuable experiences and built networks. Training and volunteering provide people with more options for their personal and professional development as well as their local engagement and connections. The MRSN Health and Well-being project is set up to provide support to this marginalised and vulnerable group. In light of this, it's important people have chance to gather together and take part in a sport together. Once a week, people meet to play football together. GREAT (Greater Manchester Refugees and Asylum Seekers Together) is our expert by experience forum. The Greater Manchester Refugee Step Change Consortium is a pioneering initiative by nine charities and Experts by Experience (EBE) to transform into a joined-up and collaborative ecosystem of support for refugees and people seeking asylum in Greater Manchester. Would you like to advocate for refugees and asylum seeker in Greater Manchester? Would you like to learn research and advocacy skills? Would you like refugees and asylum seekers voices to be heard in Greater Manchester? Join GREAT! the news Experts by Experience group for Greater Manchester! We need you to advise, steer and influence the consortium’s work! If you have lived experience of seeking asylum in the UK and are interested to join, please contact Patrick Masebo, our Experts by Experience Coordinator at patrick@mrsn.org.uk, or on 07878 886 547"

"Our General Advice service (Mondays and Thursdays, 10am-1pm, Appt Only) offers support with: Universal credit and other benefits such JSA/ESA and CHild Benefit Council tax Asylum support National insurance numbers HC2 certificate Manchester Move issues Private landlord issues Opening a bank account Registering for a GP Driver’s license and traffic offenses Registering for college or ESOL IA applications The Refugee Integration Service (Wednesday 9:30am – 4:30pm, drop-in): RIS is a holistic provision for people who in the last 9 months have been granted Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Leave or other Leave to Remain status. You can get support and guidance around what steps to take now that you have been given the right to reside in the UK. "

Service providing Information on the asylum process, asylum support applications, referrals to solicitors, and help with access to healthcare, volunteering, ESOL classes and social activities

"Our Immigration Advice Service offers help with: Home office reference number Lost BRP card Naturalisation UKVCAS appointments Change address with home office Leave in Line applications British passport applications Indefinite leave to remain applications Our Travel Document service can support with: Applying for a travel document or Certificate of travel Changing your delivery address for your travel document."