I arrived in the UK in 2008. Two years after I first applied for asylum I got an initial refusal...I was destitute.
ASSIST wouldn’t exist without its community of supporters
Take a look at what your monthly donation could achieve in a year
Fund 12 weekends' accommodation for someone we support
Buy essential basic supplies for one of our houses
Fund a course for volunteers on asylum issues
Help us fund emergency accommodation
Give every client someone to accompany them to appointments
Provide 16 clients with an interpreter at their support service appointments
Fund a room in one of our houses for an asylum seeker for 6 months
Provide welfare payments for an asylum seeker for 6 months
Provide emergency payments for a new client each month
We are recruiting a Communications, Events and Fundraising Coordinator!
We are recruiting: Deadline 9am, Thursday 30th November!
Margaret Spooner
It is with immense sadness that we inform you of the passing of Margaret Spooner, a much-loved volunteer and founding member of ASSIST.
New ASSIST t-shirts
HoodieHut have generously provided ASSIST with some new t-shirts, free of charge and we are looking forward to wearing them at our events
Could you be an ASSIST Trustee?
We're looking for some new ASSIST Trustees.The role of our Trustees is to support the charity to grow...
Marre and Emmanuel, ASSIST Hosts
We host because we strongly feel no human being should be without a home and sleeping on the streets.