If you’ve just moved home, whether that’s across the country or to a new area of a city, the first thing you might think to do is get to know your local area and who lives nearby. For refugees, having arrived in a foreign and unfamiliar country, with a different culture and language, this is not the easiest task.
ACH’s very own Abdi Mohamed and Khalid Ahmed have been recognised for their contributions to the local area at the Up Our Street Thank You Awards 2018.
New statistics reveal economic benefit of allowing people seeking asylum to work
New figures released today suggest that the UK economy could gain £42.4 million in additional tax revenues and savings if the Government were to lift the ban on letting people seeking asylum work.
Every Friday a group of ACH Bristol staff and tenants get together in the evening to play a game of 6-a-side football at the St Pauls Sports Centre. This activity was organised by Tutor and Job Coach Jack, as a way to encourage relationships to be built outside of the working day and also as a fun evening playing sport.
If you’ve just moved home, whether that’s across the country or to a new area of a city, the first thing you might think to do is get to know your local area and who lives nearby. For refugees, having arrived in a foreign and unfamiliar country, with a different culture and language, this is not the easiest task.
At ACH we actively encourage volunteers to join our team in order to build up their skills and work experience. These volunteer placements often turn into full-time paid roles, just like they have with Bristol staff Rashid and Khalid.
Changes to our weekly Job Club in Bristol have been made to benefit members of the community. Changes include a weekly 'Get that job!' workshop which focuses on key career skills to enable attendees to improve their job searches.
