Refugee Support Group

What the charity does

The Refugee Support Group is a charity that assists needy refugees and asylum seekers resident in Reading in order to help them overcome the challenges they face. The groups services include: offering advice and information; outreach, organizes recreational events; provision of material and practical support. The group is also involved in advocacy to raise awareness about its work.

Charitable objects

A) to provide relief to refugees, and asylum seekers (including those granted exceptional leave to remain) and their dependants, regardless of their race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, marital status, sexuality, social class, disability or hiv status, who are resident in the area of benefit and in conditions of need and distress.b) to preserve and protect the physical and mental health or such refugees and asylum seekers by assisting them to access the health services appropriate their needs.c) to provide information, advice and support to refugees and asylum seekers in accessing training and to help ensure that their children receive the education they are entitled to by law, including language support where needed.d) to promote and assist refugees and asylum seekers in obtaining suitable employmente) to help refugees, asylum seekers and their dependants access grants and services of all kinds from other charitable organisations.f) to educate the general public about issues affecting refugees and asylum seekers.

Area of benefit: Berkshire/Reading

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES DATED 21 APRIL 2003 as amended on 29 Nov 2017 as amended on 16 Nov 2022