April 20, 2020
Need to talk?
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April 14, 2020
Free food stalls on Mondays N13 and N17
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April 10, 2020
Harringay Coronavirus support at home – find your street rep
This independent initiative (no link with HMSC) has been set up for the duration of the coronavirus epidemic in order for local volunteers to support neighbours that are self-isolating from the virus.
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April 10, 2020
More children now entitled to free school meals: claim your rights!
The Secretary of State has agreed to extend free
school meal entitlement temporarily during the current crisis to children from
the following groups provided their families meet the usual income threshold:
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April 10, 2020
Food donations at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground (N17) on Thursdays
Every Thursday at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground 11:30am-3pm surplus food donations for local community, in collaboration with the Felix Project. Just turn up and bring a bag. Post code is N17 0HL
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April 10, 2020
Where can you get free food? (as of 8th April – info might change quickly)
Crutch.
If
you are a N17 or N15 resident, not engaged with other support services, living
in isolation or quarantine and struggling to afford basic necessities. Crutch
Haringey may be able to help. Call 07845 013956 Mon to Fri 9-5pm.
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April 10, 2020
Tottenham foodbank is open
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April 10, 2020
Find your Mutual Aid Group
All over the UK, people have organised themselves in groups to support the most vulnerable in our communities. Help could involve activities from running errands to the shops, to making phone calls, to providing a friendly voice of reassurance. Find your local Mutual Aid Group here.
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April 10, 2020
Reporting centres temporarily closed
Reporting as a condition of immigration bail is temporarily paused. Check the government website if you need to contact your reporting centre.
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April 10, 2020
Changes to Asylum policy and practice
Check this page on Refugee Council website to get all the changes in Resettlement policy and practice in response to Covid-19.
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April 10, 2020
Coronavirus advice in 44 languages
Check Doctors Of The World’s website to get information about Covid-19 in many different languages
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January 3, 2020
HMSC on Threads Radio
On 15 December 2019, Threads Radio kindly invited HMSC to participate in a two hours programme on the work of the Centre and on general issues affecting migrants in the UK.
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July 16, 2019
Adowa*’s story
Adowa came to the UK from Ghana a few years ago to join her
husband. Things did now work out, and they divorced. He returned to Ghana, and
Adowa had to struggle to survive on her own. At her church, Adowa met a woman
who asked her to clean her house. Then she said Adowa could stay there in a
small room.
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