I arrived in the UK in 2008. Two years after I first applied for asylum I got an initial refusal...I was destitute.
ASSIST wouldn’t exist without its community of supporters
Take a look at what your monthly donation could achieve in a year
Fund 12 weekends' accommodation for someone we support
Buy essential basic supplies for one of our houses
Fund a course for volunteers on asylum issues
Help us fund emergency accommodation
Give every client someone to accompany them to appointments
Provide 16 clients with an interpreter at their support service appointments
Fund a room in one of our houses for an asylum seeker for 6 months
Provide welfare payments for an asylum seeker for 6 months
Provide emergency payments for a new client each month
How to resist the Far Right: Ways you can help build community in Sheffield
Last week, City of Sanctuary Sheffield released a set of actions that everyone can take to help resist the far-right threat.
Statement on Recent Far-Right Violence
Read ASSIST's statement in response to recent far-right violence.
ASSIST at Migration Matters Festival
ASSIST will be attending several events at Migration Matters Festival 2024.
Statement on Rwanda Act Developments
ASSIST's response to developments related to the Safety of Rwanda Act.
Marre and Emmanuel, ASSIST Hosts
We host because we strongly feel no human being should be without a home and sleeping on the streets.