Volunteering with RMC since 2016, Abbey recently secured full time employment at the charity after securing the paperwork which gave her the right to work. Now a trusted Advisor on the Immigration Team, she is dedicated to using her own experiences to support clients as she can relate to what they are going through; including[…]
Fluent in almost four languages, Henok has been volunteering at RMC for four months after initially coming to the charity as a client. He plays a crucial role supporting the immigration case workers to communicate with the charity’s clients. Alongside English – which I am still learning and improving my confidence with – I am[…]
Mohamed Mustafa and Arten Llazari have been awarded Honorary Doctorates in Science by University of Wolverhampton in recognition of their work through their charity, the Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC), and their dedication to supporting migrants by removing barriers to their integration. Mohamed co-founded the RMC after leaving Iraq and settling in Wolverhampton with his[…]
Celebrating the 3rd birthday of our office in Birmingham […]
RMC caseworker and avid Arsenal FC fan Ernest shares his experience of seeking safety and joy at finally being allowed to work. “Even as a child, it has always been in my nature to help people. I’d be up and out early, helping the elderly in my community with whatever support they needed and doing[…]
Refugee Week ambassador and RMC Refugee Week team volunteer Mohammad shares his experiences of seeking safety and love for his family’s new life in Wolverhampton. My name is Mohammad and I was an accountant in Syria for almost a decade, alongside being a proud father of three beautiful children and husband to a wonderful wife.[…]
The team at The Refugee and Migrant Centre (Black Country and Birmingham) will be supporting a number of Refugee Week events throughout this week. Refugee Week is an annual festival in the UK each June celebrating the contribution, creativity and resilience of people from refugee backgrounds to the UK. Taking place this week – 17th[…]
A Summary of the RMC Impact Report 2018/19 The Refugee & Migrant centre aims to break down the barriers for newly arrived communities and our volunteers make this happen each and every day. We would like to thank them all for the time they give and the hard work they put in to support those[…]
Sue Taxson: Sharing her vast experience has been a real benefit RMC Health Team volunteer and former psychologist Sue Traxson continues our Volunteers Week celebrations, by sharing her experiences of volunteering at the centre, supporting communities in Wolverhampton and talking about how it has benefited her. I have been volunteering with the Health Team at[…]
Amreet: One visit to RMC that changed a lot Former volunteer at RMC and now a full-time staff member, 22 year old Amreet from Wolverhampton shares why she first decided to contact the centre and what the experience has been like. I first heard about RMC three years ago when I was working on a[…]
Assisting refugees and migrants through crisis and disadvantage, by removing barriers to their integration and enabling them to become equal citizens.