ASSIST helps destitute asylum seekers in Sheffield by providing accommodation, food and support to those in most need or distress. We’re a charity and we’re totally reliant on volunteers, grants and the generosity of the people of Sheffield and the surrounding area. More about us»
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- Interested in volunteering with ASSIST? Drop in and check it out — Friday, May 31, 2013 - 10:00 to 13:00
- Big Sing for ASSIST — Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 15:00 to 16:30
- Interested in volunteering with ASSIST? Drop in and check it out — Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 10:00 to 13:00
- Interested in volunteering with ASSIST? Drop in and check it out — Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 13:00 to 16:00
- Interested in volunteering with ASSIST? Drop in and check it out — Monday, July 8, 2013 - 13:00 to 16:00
Interested in volunteering?
Come to one of our drop in and check it out sessions.
The next session is on:
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 10:00 to 13:00
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 10:00 to 13:00
What your help means to us
Refused asylum seekers are not allowed to work, to register themselves as homeless or to be placed in local authority night shelters. Many become destitute, struggling daily for food, accommodation and clothing.
- £5 will cover expenses for a weekend’s hospitality for an asylum seeker in need of somewhere to sleep
- £17 will cover travel expenses to enable an asylum seeker to get to medical and legal appointments
- £20 will give a vulnerable asylum seeker a week’s ASSIST grant to enable them to buy some food
“ASSIST is part of my family now. I'm at peace. Without them I'd be moving from shelter to shelter every night, getting a bed when I could.”
an ASSIST client
“ASSIST is a centre for raising awareness. Many people have come to volunteer - students, refugees themselves...people learn about destitution. It is important to have interaction with someone who's destitute, very important.”
Refugee / Asylum seeker volunteer
“ASSIST not only offers money but also helps with depression. It does this very successfully.”
an ASSIST client
“I was given accommodation and £20 per week. ASSIST volunteers also took me to the hospital – I had lots of health complaints and depression caused by my eviction, and they also got me treatment.”
an ASSIST client
“ASSIST clients and volunteers learn how to be treated by other people and how to treat other people, which is good for diversity and things like that.”
an ASSIST client