Red Cross Refugee Services

Here's a quick overview of the Refugee Services that the Red Cross offer...

Orientation - Short-term suport to help particularly vulnerable and newly arrived refugees. The Red Cross match the refugees with volunteers who speak their language to suport them in the first steps of life in the UK.

Destitution - Support for refugees that have been cut off from all welfare services and so rely entirely on the help of the Red Cross. Support for young people and refugee women - The Red Cross peer befriending volunteers offer a friendly welcome in an uncertain environment, providing useful advice and helping young refugees to develop their language and social skills. Female refugees often come from countries where their rights have been restricted, the Red Cross’ Women in crisis projects provide one-to-one social and emotional support, helping clients to access their basic rights and rebuild their lives.

Family reunion and resettlement - Sometimes refugees flee persecution in their own country only to find that the country in which they seek asylum cannot offer protection or basic human rights. Often the only safe option is for the refugees to resettle in a third country. The Red Cross help the refugees and their families reunite in this third country.

Emergency large-scale arrivals - When large numbers of people arrive in the UK following a political or humanitarian crisis, the Red Cross offers practical care and support.