Embrace Conference: November 2018 We hosted a  conference on 22nd November 2018, entitled ‘Church responses to destitution among people seeking asylum: practical, legal and community considerations’.

December 2016 Prayer Letter A home and place of peace for people forced to fleeNovember 2016 Prayer Letter The uncertainty of the future for migrant peopleOctober 2016 Prayer Letter An encouragement to praySeptember 2016 Prayer Letter A Syrian Reflects on the Asylum ProcessSummer 2016 Prayer LetterJune 2016 Prayer LetterMay 2016 Prayer LetterApril 2016 Prayer

Migrant destitution Migrant workers who lose their jobs, or whose contracts have ended, may end up on the streets, as most have no immediate right to full welfare benefits, may have been living in accommodation tied to their job, and have probably underestimated the local cost of living. With no

November 2013 Workshops at the Salvation Army Family Centre Working with Refugees in Northern Ireland:  The woman from Zimbabwe had fled for her life from that country a year ago. She shared her grief for her friends and colleagues who have been murdered while she was fortunate to escape. She

  It is estimated that around 175,000 long-term international migrants arrived in N Ireland between 2000 and 2014. Of these 143,000 left at some point and 32,000 remained. There are variations towards the end of this period. Because of the financial crisis and recession, between 2009 and 2013 more people