The forum’s main purposes are to raise awareness of the issues refugees and migrants living and working in Hackney face and to campaign on their behalf.

Core Activities

• Themed meetings with Hackney Council
• Research into the needs of refugees and migrants
• Information sharing, signposting and bespoke training
• Campaigning with local organisations for better education, welfare and health entitlements for refugees and migrants.

Projects

• Our Place Locality: research on improving access to health services – conducted at Kingsmead and Sorsby Health Centres in partnership with refugee groups, community organisations, and schools
• Innovation Signposting: information and signposting for refugees and migrants

Resources

Projects and services

• ASAP (Asylum Support Appeals Project). Its aim is to reduce poverty experienced by asylum seekers by helping them to obtain housing and welfare support. > Read more
• RISE is a free service to help refugees find jobs. > Read more
  

Reports

• Understanding Vulnerable Migrants and how they access services. > Read more
• Healthwatch Hackney Migrant Health report. > Read more
• Evaluation from Information and Signposting project. > Read more
• Report from GLA on undocumented migrant young people in London. > Read more

Migrant Health Needs Assessment > Read more

Data sources and visualisation

• Using Data Sources. > Read more
• Data Sources on Migration. > Read more
• Data Visualisation – free and low-cost tools. > Read more

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