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Domestic Violence Project

We work to support female survivors of domestic violence and alleviate the pressures they face. The aim of the project is to streamline and strengthen

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Test and Learn

A pilot project working with partners to test if short-term accommodation helps people engage with immigration advice and resolve their status

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Walsall Connected

The project aims to tackle digital exclusion by helping our beneficiaries access vital frontline services online, and supporting them to built digital skills.

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Ukraine Support

RMC provides a full package of support for Ukrainian new arrivals and hosts as part of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

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Wider Determinants of Health

RMC is supporting asylum seekers, newly granted refugees, and undocumented individuals to settle and integrate in Wolverhampton. The focus is on helping them meet their

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HMRC Support

The HMRC projects gives people the knowledge and tools to access their own HMRC records and self- serve in the future.

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eVisas

RMC is on hand to help the most vulnerable, and those that are unable to apply for an eVisa themselves, to do so. Our team

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Move on Project – Birmingham

RMC can assist individuals in Birmingham with recent positive Home Office decisions to transition smoothly into mainstream services, securing housing and integrating into the local

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Afghan Resettlement

Our Afghan project began in 2020 and is funded by the Home Office to resettle those currently or formerly employed by British forces Afghanistan who

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UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)

The UKRS project began in 2022 and replaces the original Syrian version of the project. This version offers a route to resettlement for a wider

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Debestan – My journey

Debestan, a Syrian refugee, tells her journey from Syria, to settled in the UK, including all the difficulties she faced along the way.

Did it work? The Syrian Resettlement Scheme

Following the conclusion of Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (SVPRS) projects at RMC in November 2024, we take a look back at how the programme supported families as well as the underlying policies, challenges, successes and its legacy

Khaled’s Story

Escaping war and persecution in his homeland, having just completed his law degree, Khaled Al Hussein, from Syria arrived in the UK in June 2017 with his family seeking sanctuary. His journey has come a long way since then.