Daria – The importance of community
Posted February 24, 2023
Ukraine: One Year On This Friday, February 24th marks the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, how have those that came here coped, settled and lived with the enormous upheaval, uncertainty and fear for loved ones back home over those past 12 months? Daria Varchenko is just one of those to have sought safety here[…]
Yelyzaveta – The War Must End
Posted February 24, 2023
Ukraine: One Year on This Friday, February 24th marks the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, how have those that came here coped, settled and lived with the enormous upheaval, uncertainty and fear for loved ones back home over those past 12 months? “I remember the night, I was living with my family…..we got a[…]
Inesa – Living through war
Posted February 24, 2023
Ukraine: One year on This Friday, February 24th marks the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, how have those that came here coped, settled and lived with the enormous upheaval, uncertainty and fear for loved ones back home over those past 12 months? Inesa volunteers for RMC, helping those who have been through so much.[…]
Jesse’s Story: Breaking Barriers
Posted February 6, 2023
Jesse is a 19 year old student at Newman University. She applied to complete her placement as part of her course at RMC but was anxious if she would be able to due to her having a visual impairment that impacts her day to day. Not only did she complete her 100 hour placement, but[…]
New arrivals to Wolverhampton
Posted September 5, 2022
At the end of August 2022, RMC welcomed new arrivals from Sudan and Somalia as part of the UK Resettlement project. After welcoming them at the airport and completing initial inductions, several of the RMC team spent the day with the three families to get them more used to the local area. Written by Craig[…]
City Service Project Launch
Posted June 30, 2022
RMC launches new project in Wolverhampton, in collaboration with the City Council, to support those in the most vulnerable situations. On Wednesday 22nd June, the new project was launched during an event also celebrating Refugee Week. Attendees included Cllr Jasbir Jaspal – Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing and Cllr Greg Brackenridge – Councillor for[…]
RMC launches report on appeals work before the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal
Posted June 28, 2022
Written by: Danai Papachristopoulou, Immigration Department Manager May 2022 marked two years of RMC representing immigration and asylum cases before the First-tier and Upper Tribunal. After years of being regulated by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) providing immigration advice and representation at Levels 1&2, in April 2020 we took the decision to[…]
Refugee week: World Refugee Day 2022
Posted June 20, 2022
Together we heal, learn, and shine Every year on 20 June, World Refugee Day is celebrated. This day is celebrated to promote understanding and highlight the difficulties refugees face from the time they flee their homes for protection till their re-settlements in a new country. This year the theme of Refugee’s Day is healing. Why[…]
Case Study – The “Un-winnable” case
Posted June 17, 2022
On 30/03/2022 RMC went to court to represent what was claimed to be an un-winnable case. Not due to the lack of supporting evidence . But due to the fact the legal argument we brought was trying to prove that the law itself was unsuitable. At the end of the day, the judge gave his[…]
Volunteering at RMC – Volunteers Week 2022
Posted June 7, 2022
Volunteering at RMC can be a great way to build skills, meet new people and make a difference in the community. We pride ourselves on a diverse, inclusive team and our dedicated volunteer & training manager is always on hand to provide support. No matter if they have been volunteering for years, or have just[…]
