When Louise, our well being worker found an art class for Hope residents to join, it began something special. Muhammad had never done any drawing at all, but it quickly became clear he had a real gift, and he found the activity helped reduce his stress levels too. Henok enjoyed the classes too, and we [...]
Staff at Hope projects have had to think of new ways of working during the pandemic: the office has been closed for the duration, and contacts were limited to phone calls, on-line, and emergencies only. Some residents, such as the women in the picture, have been doing their English and other classes from home - [...]
Hope Projects are proud to be members of the NACCOM network, 150 charities around the country all dedicated to fighting asylum destitution. You can find out more about what the network has acheived in 2019 - 2020 here. NACCOM-ImpactReport_2020 FINAL
We've had a bit of email trouble here at Hope Projects. If anyone has been trying to get in touch with us in late July, it probably didn't get through. Please accept our apologies, and can you please resend? Thanks - everyone at Hope
(originally blogged by Phil Davis, Hope Coordinator, at https://darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/gunboats/) “The UK has a proud tradition of providing asylum to those who need it and the safety and wellbeing of those in our care is of the utmost importance.” I know this to be true. The Home Office repeat it frequently. Somewhere in comms in Croydon [...]
