There are so many possible ways to get involved and support this work! Here are some ideas to spark your interest – please do let us know how you’d like to support (using any of the below, or other thoughts you might have) – we’d love to hear from you.
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Volunteer (subject to DBS where appropriate)
- Regular Wednesday afternoon group
- Bake / cook for the Wednesday group
- Buddy system: journey alongside an individual or a family, meet fortnightly
- English practice group: get together with three or four people fortnightly, chatting informally to practice English
- Cook a meal once a week for a family stuck in a hotel with no food provision or cooking facilities
- Weekly or fortnightly music or art lessons 1-1 with a child or adult
- Ad-hoc practical bits (eg transporting donated items; Baby Basics referrals; trips to a clothing bank; transport to appointments; helping with group trips) dependent on your availability
- Ad-hoc CV-writing/editing support 1-1
- Ad-hoc paperwork support 1-1
- Ad-hoc budgeting support sessions
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Give gifts
- Birthday gifts (kids/adults/babies)
- Right to Remain gifts
- Christmas hamper bits / Easter gifts
- Small art/craft activity bits for group, e.g. paints/brushes/canvasses, yarn or knitting/crochet bits, beads…
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Give practical needs items
- Blankets
- Rugs
- Cushions
- Large foldable bags
- Tall clothes airers
- Thermal food flasks
- Power bank for charging phones
- (New) mini heaters
- Baby slings
- Fairy lights / picture frames / decor
- Food items (eg harvest festival style)
- Tech bits eg old phone/tablet/laptop
- Prams / push chairs
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Give money
- Each month/quarter
- One-off
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Advocate
- Speak in your social group about it (or a hobby club / church group / MU etc)
- Run an awareness raising event, e.g. coffee morning or talk evening etc
- Raise funds for the work through an event or a callout etc
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Pray
- Receive 6-weekly email updates with prayer requests
- Receive regular WhatsApp updates with more immediate prayer requests
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Whatever way you choose to get involved, THANK YOU for standing with asylum seekers and refugees in Leicester and joining in with this work!
(Let us know if something from this list sparks your interest…)
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