Explore, Adapt, Renew

EARLY ACTION

Practical advice, guidance and inspiration for developing Early Action services within your organisation.

Introduction

We must adopt an Early Action approach if we are to prevent and de-escalate the crisis caused by the asylum and immigration systems and enable people to access justice and lead independent lives. As the community using Early Action approaches continues to grow we want to share and scale the service models, learning and best practice being developed.

Stories from the Sector

Examples of preventative and de-escalatory services from across the EAR partner organisations

Case Study

PAFRAS's Support for DS and Her Family

DS, an Ethiopian national, arrived in the UK on a visa sponsored by her refugee spouse.

Case Study

Nottingham Refugee Forum's Response to the Eviction Crisis

The Nottingham Refugee Forum faced the challenge of the Home Office rapidly evicting new refugees from their asylum support accommodations.

Case Study

Empowering Asylum Seekers through the Right to Remain Toolkit - Bristol Refugee Rights ' Initiative

Bristol Refugee Rights (BRR) responded to the increasing number of asylum seekers receiving negative decisions without legal representation or adequate advice.

Case Study

Strengthening Casework Capabilities: Response to Immigration Challenges, Part 2

Collaboration with the EAR initiative and the sharing of case studies proved highly beneficial. It offered valuable insights into the performance and practices of other projects.

Case Study

Strengthening Casework Capabilities: Response to Immigration Challenges, Part 1

In response to recent immigration interventions, the asylum backlog, and streamlined asylum processes, Action Foundation embarked on a proactive journey to fortify its casework capabilities.

Case Study

Gema ' s Journey: A Tale of Resilience with Refugee Women Connect

In the mid of 2022, Gema, a refugee in her 50s from Latin America, found herself alone in the UK, living as an asylum-seeker in a contingency hotel.

Case Study

Empowering a Survivor: Brushstrokes ' Case of Reclaiming Independence Organisation

Brushstrokes encountered a compelling case involving a young Afghan woman who had initially arrived in the UK on a student visa.

Case Study

Brushstrokes: Ensuring Safe Placement for an Unaccompanied Minor

Lacking original age verification documents, the Home Office placed the client in a hotel for asylum seekers alongside adults.

Case Study

SDCAS: Strengthening Support for Homeless Refugees at Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers

Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers (SDCAS) has shifted its primary focus to aiding newly granted refugees affected by the Streamlined Asylum Process.

Case Study

Brushstrokes: Transforming Lives: Empowering a Transgender Asylum Seeker

Operating through an Early Action model, our outreach services focus on providing a safe and confidential space to address issues at the earliest opportunity.

Case Study

PAFRAS: Navigating Legal Challenges for Justice

In early 2023, we encountered a complex legal challenge involving AN, a client referred by a local anti-trafficking charity.

Case Study

Bristol Refugee Rights: Pathway to Pro Bono Legal Assistance

This case study delves into a collaborative effort between Bristol Refugee Rights (BRR) and private Immigration Law solicitors Osborne Clarke.

Case Study

Refugee Women Connect: Enriching Lives through Outreach and Partnerships

This case study recounts a woman’s transformative journey, a testament to the impact of our EAR initiative.

Case Study

Empowering Asylum Seekers Through Early Action

This case study spotlights our Nottingham initiative, showcasing how our partnership with Early Action Refugee (EAR) has revolutionised our asylum support approach.

Case Study

SDCAS: Enhancing Homelessness Support for Asylum Seekers

Our data has illuminated shifting patterns and issues, arming us with the knowledge needed to devise more effective solutions.

Case Study

Action Foundation: Overcoming Refusal and Securing Emergency Accommodation

This case study showcases Action Foundation's impactful intervention in aiding a client facing an asylum support application refusal.

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Introduction

Helpful resources

Ways to get involved

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Introduction

We are committed to transforming the role of Experts by Experience within the refugee and migrant sector. We want to support organisations to take practical steps towards shifting power to people with lived experience and create spaces for everyone on this journey to share and learn together.

Helpful resources

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Guidance: Running EBE groups

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Guidance: Recruiting EBE Trustees

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Workbook: Setup an EBE Group

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Reading: Useful resources

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Toolkit: EBE Project planning

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Ways to get involved

Connect

The EAR cohort chat on the EAR Slack Workspace and meet every 2 months on Zoom to discuss their ideas, progress and challenges.

These sessions are shared on our Meet Up page and the rolling agenda can be accessed via Google Docs.

Collaborate

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Courses

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Get in touch

If you have a question about Explore, please email Lora at Refugee Action. We aim to reply within one week.

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HELPFUL RESOURCES

Guidance and learning to support the development of Early Action services across the sector.

Blog: Providing empowering services

A blog post written by frontline workers.

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Toolkit: Early Action

Coming soon.

Get in touch

If you have a question about Early Action , please email Tarana at Refugee Action. We aim to reply within one week.

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EARLY ACTION

Introduction

Stories from the Sector

Early Stage Support

Mid Stage Support

Late Stage Support

PAFRAS's Support for DS and Her Family

Nottingham Refugee Forum's Response to the Eviction Crisis

Empowering Asylum Seekers through the Right to Remain Toolkit - Bristol Refugee Rights ' Initiative

Strengthening Casework Capabilities: Response to Immigration Challenges, Part 2

Strengthening Casework Capabilities: Response to Immigration Challenges, Part 1

Gema ' s Journey: A Tale of Resilience with Refugee Women Connect

Empowering a Survivor: Brushstrokes ' Case of Reclaiming Independence Organisation

Brushstrokes: Ensuring Safe Placement for an Unaccompanied Minor

SDCAS: Strengthening Support for Homeless Refugees at Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers

Brushstrokes: Transforming Lives: Empowering a Transgender Asylum Seeker

PAFRAS: Navigating Legal Challenges for Justice

Bristol Refugee Rights: Pathway to Pro Bono Legal Assistance

Refugee Women Connect: Enriching Lives through Outreach and Partnerships

Empowering Asylum Seekers Through Early Action

SDCAS: Enhancing Homelessness Support for Asylum Seekers

Action Foundation: Overcoming Refusal and Securing Emergency Accommodation

Details

Introduction

Helpful resources

Guidance: Running EBE groups

Guidance: Recruiting EBE Trustees

Workbook: Setup an EBE Group

Reading: Useful resources

Toolkit: EBE Project planning

Ways to get involved

Connect

Collaborate

Courses

Get in touch

HELPFUL RESOURCES

Guidance: Asylum Early Action Principles

Learning: Asylum Early Action Summit Summary

Blog: What makes a service empowering?

Blog: Providing empowering services

Toolkit: Early Action

connect

collaborate

Courses

We run courses throughout the year to support organisations with this work.

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Courses

EBE Groups Set-up

EBE Groups Set-up

EBE Groups Set-up

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