Manchester Refugee Support Network

Website: http://www.mrsn.org.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MRSNManchester
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MRSNManchester
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[email protected]
Where do they work?: City-Wide
Address: 129 Princess Road Moss Side Manchester M14 4RB
Registered charity number: 1196560
Description: Projects we currently deliver:
1. Advice and advocacy support – support refugees and asylum seekers and their families to meet their basic needs.
2. Immigration Advice and asylum support – We are regulated to provide immigration advice and guidance (OISC Level 2 Immigration and Level 2 Asylum support)
3. Community Development: practical help, tailored training and advice to new and established refugee community organisations (RCOs).
4. Refugee Awareness training for numerous mainstream service providers.
5. Health & WellBeingactivities for men and women RASs
6. Refugee Integration Service integration support and housing
7. Shared Routes community development/Peer Navigators
8. Refugee week coordinating annual events programme
9. Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership (MVAP) partnering
3 other voluntary organisations providing free training to residents to volunteer in advice services.
10. Check in and Chat Buddying Scheme
11. Asylum Guide SchemeExperts by Experience (EBE) Engagement of lived experience in all areas of our work
12. Hotel project we run English lessons and advice sessions to support RASs living in hotels
13. Older people support
14. Emergency food support
15. Managed supported housing
Services are available: Face to face
Services are delivered on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Monday opening time: 10am - 5pm
Tuesday opening time: 10am - 5pm
Wednesday opening time: 10am - 5pm
Thursday opening time: 10am - 5pm
Friday opening time: 10am - 5pm
Languages available: Arabi, Tigrigna, Amharic, Persian and Frensh
Cash donations: Contact us on 0161 868 0777 Email: [email protected] to make a cash donation.

Volunteering Opportunities

Opportunity title Summary
WITHDRAWN: Archive Volunteer We are looking for assistance in creating an archive containing historic information on how we have grown, including: documents, photographs and recorded interviews with the key people involved in our formation and development.The archive will be deposited in Manchester Central Library and there will be a project exhibition at the Library during Refugee week 2016.
CV & Employment Support Volunteer for Manchester Refugee Support Network Manchester Refugee Support Network has recently launched the Refugee Employment Support Project, aimed at supporting refugees through the job market, improving their English and assisting them to become job ready.

The project aims to ensure that refugees have access to the same opportunities as everyone else to enter the job market, and are fully supported to achieve a job or volunteering opportunity. We are looking for an extra volunteer to assist us in the project.