I arrived in the UK in 2008. Two years after I first applied for asylum I got an initial refusal...I was destitute.
ASSIST Sheffield works with people who are seeking sanctuary and who have been refused asylum. We provide accommodation, information and other support. We're a charity and we're totally reliant on volunteers, grants and the generosity of the people of Sheffield and the surrounding area.
Fund 12 weekends' accommodation for an asylum seeker
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
Changes to our normal services.
In September 2020 we accommodated 37 people, made 102 welfare calls...
Sorry, cancelled !
How can you help us manage through this winter
The Home Office may restart evictions soon. Help us fight this.
The newest ASSIST house, like many of our houses, was donated. It is leased to us for 10 years....
We started hosting not just because we wanted to provide shelter and security for people who had been left with nothing.
