Many individuals and community groups have asked how they can help or have offered help. Below you will find a link to a Register of Interest form for voluntary Community Support. This form is used to ensure we keep a clear record of offers of community support and that we can ensure appropriate safeguarding mechanisms are in place.
CLICK HERE FOR THE REGISTER OF INTEREST FORM
This is not an appeal for money. Anyone wishing to make financial donations can contact us directly by email or phone: mary.hegarty@brysongroup.org / victoria.dunn@brysongroup.org or 028 9032 5835
Or click here for more information
Please note, it is also not an offer of funding – your offer of community support is entirely voluntary.
It is essential that you read and adhere to the official Safeguarding Guidance on the VPR scheme before engaging in Community Support.
The aim of ‘Community Support’ is to provide relevant ways for refugees to feel welcome, understand the local area and find out about local services. It is also for local communities to understand issues around migration and refugees and to have the opportunity to explain their services to refugees.
We are keen that individuals can volunteer but it is important to understand that because refugees are a vulnerable group of people, we can only accept offers of community support from constituted or recognised organisations. If you are an individual wishing to volunteer you need to:
For a list of volunteer roles available within the Consortium and the partner organisations we are already working with, please see our Volunteer Opportunities Catalogue.
This list is not an exhaustive or definitive list so please feel free to offer any additional form of support or sponsorship that you may be able to provide.
Your registration form will be acknowledged by email. The Consortium co-ordinator will compile a list of the offers of Community Support individually tailored to each group of refugees arriving through the VPR scheme. Once the refugees have settled in, the Consortium will liaise with them and their designated Key workers to show them the community support offers. The interests and needs of the refugees will then be foremost in deciding which offers of community support will be followed up on.
The Consortium cannot offer any guarantee that all offers of community support will be accepted. It is vital that the needs of refugees are paramount in work developed with them.