January 2022
As you will be aware over the last few months we have been working with local partners to help find accommodation for the Afghan families that our local authorities have committed to rehoming. We have also continued to support some local families who have No Recourse to Public Funds.
But we now have an opportunity to bring another family to Newington Green. This would be on top of the twenty Afghan families Hackney and Islington Councils have committed to.
We are working with Reset Community Sponsorship on this. We need to raise £9,000 which will cover the cost of a family’s move and integration into the community. We have £1,000 committed already. Every penny raised will go directly towards the sponsorship of refugee families and supporting those families through the resettlement process.
The faster we raise the money the faster we can welcome a family to our area and expand the work we are doing with local organisations and community members to support refugees and asylum-seekers in our area.
As you will know from previous newsletters we already have a subcommittee working on this and what changes we need to bring about if Newington Green is to truly be a welcoming place for migrants and asylum-seekers. We are still looking for more volunteers to help the family through their first year in the UK. We will be assisting the family with accessing schools, benefits, healthcare and employment.
If you are interested in getting involved or joining our subcommittee please get in touch via community@newingtongreen.org