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New Roots is a service run in collaboration between RETAS, Refugee Council and PATH Yorkshire that has been designed to provide a holistic approach to supporting refugees in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

The project will give clients 3 types of support:

Engage

• Move on and crisis support.
• Advice and support for welfare, finance, housing, health, well-being and migration.

Connect

• Advice on social integration and well-being activities.
• Conversation clubs and workshops about life and systems in the UK.
• Community events and peer support groups.

Aspire

• Employment and training advice.
• Visits to employers and work placements.
• Employability workshops.
• IELTS and SIA courses.

Drop in

This project is delivered between the three partner organisations who join together at a weekly drop-in, whilst providing individual services through their established roots in the community. The drop in takes place:

Thursdays
10am – 1pm
Refugee Council, Oak House, 2nd Floor, Park Lane, Leeds, LS3 1EL.

Eligibility

Refugee/ Humanitarian Protection/ ILR [Settlement]/ DLR [Over 12 months- as a result of an asylum claim]/ Resettled refugees. To access this service clients must provide BRP or Home Office letter.

New Roots welcomes referrals from other organisations.