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Rigorous training in research methodologies, including community based research, arts based methods, co-creation, critical eye towards race, identity, gender and sexuality-related discrimination.

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Can be insular, disconnected - need to create ties with third sector

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Working with asylum seekers is like having many sons

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LGBT support, Direct Support

AARC Personal Support

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discrimination

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Language Cafe

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Pride organisers;

Great cafe space, and very affordable event space downstairs;

Several projects supporting LGBT+ communities

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Goes above and beyond to help as many as of the asylum seekers as possible; makes time for all; meeting needs from soon after they arrive; works really well with others; very focussed on the needs

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Universal advice and guidance, translated and accessible to all free of charge

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Reach - we find it difficult to reach the A&R community and encourage service use

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Lack of face to face support. High wait times

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lots of possibilities but not enough time. Where do we draw the line

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Does far too much for one person to sustain long term

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Client led building of support on a nationwide basis

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Focus of work can centre on a section or area and lose the focus on other areas across integration

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Changes to the asylum system that fundamentally change our mode of operation and ability to help clients

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New premises should help to take things to a new level of support and activity for asylum seekers

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Info sharing and ability to disperse routes of potential help to partners

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Working with asylum seekers is like having many sons

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Difficult to coordinate action

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Supporting process that when followed results in a consistent outcome

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Finding more people to support the work; funding all the needs and opportunities

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Create a network of partners able to implement action and resources in response to developing environments

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Expertise around sports, exercise, and access to spaces;

Collaborative culture

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Change in funding to organisations - change of systems that we operate in

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A large number of a variety of faith groups now represented and working together.

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40 + orgs,

ready made network

sub groups based on identified needs

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Lack of paid staff hours

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To work with other third sector organisations and faith groups locally and nationally

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Team are willing to engage and work with community partners 🐈

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support for people at hotels

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Welcoming atmosphere towards asylum seekers; offering English classes to many; making space available for events for asylum seekers; looking for ways to integrate asylum seekers into church and community life;

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national orgs with capactiy and knowledge in specific areas

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Casework

New Scots Active Citizens

Financial Inclusion

English mapping

Policy influence capacity and relationships

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Lack of funding

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Sometimes feels like too much competition and not enough collaboration

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lack of collaborative approach

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Being a church creates a barrier for some asylum seekers; congregation made up of people very different from asylum seekers; not local to the newer hotels being used to accommodate asylum seekers

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Connections with communities in place and local knowledge

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Builds on group with lived experience

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Policy influence capacity and relationships

Research capacity and networks (HFINES)

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Access to sporting activities with a specific equality, diversity and inclusion remit

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Burn out!

Vicarious trauma when working with those with trauma.

More contacts more opportunities but even busier

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Connection to student volunteers, PhD students and PGR researchers available for research and community projects

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Hostile environment - immigration policy

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A small church with limited resources; grappling with rapid, vast change; struggling to cope with this new work

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Disproportionately low rates of pay in relevant third sector;

Especially by comparison with public and private sector

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Language cafe so well organised not me!

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Run more English classes; provide more social activities for asylum seekers; integrating asylum seekers into wider church life

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And the failure of representative parliamentary democracy;

Terrible rhetoric of elected members

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Rishi and Keir are both reckless

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Skilled facilitation for third sector collaboration