Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering to support migrants and refugees in the UK.

Here are just some of the amazing organisations looking for volunteers, interns or work experience placements:

Use your legal skills

Provide advice and support to people in immigration detention - Bail for Immigration Detainees

Support families struggling because of the No Recourse to Public Funds rule - The Unity Project

Volunteer with the immigration law team at your local law centre

If you are qualified to give immigration advice in the UK, volunteer to provide support to Ukrainians seeking safety here with the Ukraine Advice Project 

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Use your language skills

Offer interpreting and translation support with Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network, The Unity Project, Safe Passage, South London Refugee Association, SOAS Detainee Support or Bristol Refugee Rights.

Groundwork is looking for people with translation skills, or people willing to help out at our English Language support sessions.

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Use other skills and resources

Join the government sponsorship scheme to support refugees from Ukraine, with Homes for Ukraine

If you have a spare room you can offer, try hosting with Refugees At Home

You can support asylum seekers in Bristol with a wide range of roles at Bristol Refugee Rights.

Support people who are struggling because of their immigration status - Hackney Migrant Centre

Make your community, schools, university, library and so on a place of welcome, with City of Sanctuary.

Become a campaigns, comms, research or social media volunteer with Roma Support Group, or become a forum secretary volunteer.

Help offer a warm welcome at the monthly Drop-in for Asylum Seeker Families held by The Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St John's Wood. If you are interested, please contact Hannah. 

Join Migrateful and support refugee chefs

Volunteer as a mentor, advice and guidance, English teacher, or interpreter volunteer with Breaking Barriers, a charity that supports refugees into meaningful employment.

Visit people in immigration detention - find your local group through AVID

Support someone to launch their new business with The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network

Support survivors of trafficking and torture through the Helen Bamber Foundation

If you're a Polish/English, Romanian/English or Roma/English speaker, looking to develop your campaigns, leadership or other skills, check out Polish Migrants Organise for Change (POMOC)

Support families struggling because of the No Recourse to Public Funds rule - The Unity Project

Mentor a young person in the Croydon / south London area with REUK

Support vulnerable and isolated Eastern Europeans with East European Resource Centre

Support survivors of trafficking and torture through the Helen Bamber Foundation

Tackle digital exclusion and support migrants and refugees to get online with ScreenShare

Become a grassroots advocacy volunteer with Europe Must Act

Become a volunteer mentor or ESOL teacher with the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association 

Join South London Refugee Association’s team as a volunteer chef, an advice volunteer, a casework support volunteer, a childcare volunteer, a Women’s Group volunteer or Youth Club volunteer.

Support people in the asylum system - The Refugee Council

Find your local anti-raids group and get set to encounter if you witness a raid

Support people in detention, with Detention Action

Find out more about the ways you can actively resist the Hostile Environment, in our toolkit. You can also fundraise to help our work, or the work of one of the other incredible organisations on this list!

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Looking for volunteers? Would you like to get your organisation listed here? Email us at [email protected] 

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