National Lottery funding to help welcome refugees in Herts

Herts Welcomes Refugees is delighted to announce that the charity has been awarded a significant three year grant from the National Lottery.

Irene Austin, Chair of Herts Welcomes Refugees, said "This funding decision is enormously welcome.  The money will really help us to improve our welcome and support services for asylum seekers and refugees over the next 3 years.

We are incredibly grateful to all our volunteers who work tirelessly across Herts to help people who have fled because of trauma, persecution and wars.  This funding will enable us to improve our services for asylum seekers and refugees to help them learn English, rebuild their lives and become part of the local community.

The funding means that we will be able to increase our paid positions with a new Director role and more administrative support.  And we will be able to increase our support for asylum seekers and refugees.  This can make a real difference in helping to break down isolation and improve people's confidence as they navigate their new life here.  The funding will also help us to enhance our volunteer development programme and improve our resilience and effectiveness.

We want to thank all our volunteers and members for what they do, and the National Lottery for deciding to award us this money."
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