What does HWSF do?
HWSF provides a range of assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire, particularly Syrian refugee families, that complements the assistance and support provided by the local councils and the British Refugee Council’s Hertfordshire Project. Typically the support provided by HWSF to arriving families includes:
HWSF provides a range of assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire, particularly Syrian refugee families, that complements the assistance and support provided by the local councils and the British Refugee Council’s Hertfordshire Project. Typically the support provided by HWSF to arriving families includes:
- Providing a welcome meal
- Providing items of furniture and home furnishings that may not be present in their allocated property; TVs and TV licences; kitchen and gardening equipment; books and toys
- Sourcing, repairing and delivering bicycles
- Supporting ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) by matching volunteers with individuals and running informal conversation groups
- Linking arriving families to supportive communities and providing support to the British Refugee Council and local council case workers
- Organising events to bring the families together
- Giving talks to local groups and communities to raise awareness of the global refugee crisis and on the situation of refugees and asylum seekers coming to the UK