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With our network of over 200 volunteers, we welcome refugees and people seeking asylum across Hertfordshire.
Our objectives are to:
Welcome refugees and asylum seekers to Hertfordshire and offer ongoing practical support
Work with local councils and organisations to ensure that refugees and asylum seekers can access appropriate services
Help refugees integrate into their local communities by connecting them with befrienders and community groups
Advocate on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire, engaging with decision makers and raising public awareness about the realities of life as a sanctuary seeker in our county
Welcome refugees and asylum seekers to Hertfordshire and offer ongoing practical support
Work with local councils and organisations to ensure that refugees and asylum seekers can access appropriate services
Help refugees integrate into their local communities by connecting them with befrienders and community groups
Advocate on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire, engaging with decision makers and raising public awareness about the realities of life as a sanctuary seeker in our county
What does Herts Welcomes Refugees do?
Our volunteers provide:
A warm welcome to refugees and asylum seekers
Help in navigating unfamiliar places and situations
Connection with a new community
Ongoing practical support
Through:
A warm welcome to refugees and asylum seekers
Help in navigating unfamiliar places and situations
Connection with a new community
Ongoing practical support
Through:
- Befriending visits and activities
- Language support, individually or in small groups
- Signposting new arrivals to sources of information and help
- Facilitating access to essential items
- Arranging well being activities
