Local Support

  • Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside (CREST)
    • Aims to promote racial equality and to assist people from communities in South Tyneside (and further afield) to enjoy a better quality of life by supporting those in need to gain access in education, training and employment, to raise aspirations and to ensure their voice is heard.
    • Website: https://www.crest.uk.com/
    • Phone:  0191 427 6611
    • Email: info@crest.uk.com
    • Address: 95 Fowler Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1NU
  • The Ethnic Minority Traveller Refugee Achievement Service (EMTRAS)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Provides help for these children to access schools across South Tyneside, and supports pupils who have English as an Additional Language (EAL) once they are in school.
    • Phone: 0191 426 8140
    • Email: EMTRAS@southtyneside.gov.uk

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  • North of England Refugee Service
    • Supports asylum seekers and refugees who have arrived or have settled in the North of England. Their integration service provides support to those granted refugee status and leave to remain to help them rebuild lives in the UK. Support includes help with immediate needs, such as housing and finance, and also longer-term needs, such as finding educational and employment opportunities.
    • Visit their website here for information on how to get in touch.

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  • Action Foundation
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Provides support to disadvantaged refugees, asylum seekers, and other migrants across the North East. Through their supported housing, InterAction Drop-in and casework service, Language and Learning and Young Lives projects, they aim to plug a gap in existing provision. The foundation currently forms part of the offer at South Tyneside Asylum Seekers and Refugees Church Help (STARCH) which offers a weekly drop-in service on Tuesdays, from 12 pm to 2 pm.
    • Website: https://actionfoundation.org.uk/about/
    • Phone:  0191 231 3113
    • Text, WhatsApp or Call: 07826 266630
    • Email: interaction@actionfoundation.org.uk

Useful Websites

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  • Mental Health Foundation
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Mental Health Foundation offer resources to support refugees and asylum seekers with their mental health. This includes advice translated into Pashto (پښتو), Ukrainian (українська), Dari (دری) and Arabic (عربي).
    • Website: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/programmes/refugees/resources
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