Support
Since 2001, over £10 million has been invested to aid the integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland.
This funding has not been purely for the benefit of refugees but also for the benefit of local people in the communities they live in.
Helping refugees to integrate helps vulnerable people create new lives and contribute to their new communities.
The funding includes over £5 million invested in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) classes, £4 million through the housing and regeneration agency, Communities Scotland, to assist with the integration of asylum seekers and over £1.5 million to projects taking forward integration at a grass roots level through a refugee integration fund.
Scottish Refugee Integration Funding 2007-08
Bidding for 2007-08 SRIF funding is now closed. Details of the successful applicants can be found below.
Organisations previously funded through the refugee integration fund are:
2007/08
2006/07
2005/06
2004/05
2003/04
2007/08- The Bridges Programme - work shadowing/work experience scheme - £49,980
- Bridging the gap - woman's group - £22,750
- British Red Cross - Orientation service/'Women in Crisis' scheme - £28,814
- Community Groups Supporting Asylum Seekers - childcare provision - £35,000
- Community InfoSource - information and training DVD - £17,935
- Community Service Volunteers (CSV) - volunteering opportunities - £21,500
- Easterhouse Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) - continuation of partnership project with Cranhill Community project to provide information advice and assistance- £33,538
- Integrating Toryglen Community - information and advice, orientation services - £20,000
- Linthouse Housing Association - Drop In Integration Project - £13,500
- Legal Services Agency - female caseworker - £24,332
- Legal Services Agency - female trainee solicitor - £23,040
- Maryhill Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) - volunteering, advice and provision of crèche facilities - £ 34,474
- Maryhill Integration Network - local integration projects - £29,306
- North Glasgow College -access to further education and employment skills - £10,270
- Prince's Trust Scotland - ShaRed Road project - £39,324
- Refugee Survival Trust - access to employment and education - £14,366
- Rosemount Lifelong Learning - provision of ESOL service and associated childcare £20,000
- Save the Children - website update - £15,400
- Scottish Sports Futures - coaching and volunteering programme for young refugees - £25,100
- Strathclyde Police 'Operation: Reclaim' - structured and coached sporting activities - £50,000
- Union of Refugee Families - event during refugee week - £12,720
- Volunteer Centre Glasgow - Connecting Communities project - £24,475
- YMCA Glasgow - Craigbank Integration and Support Project - £23,840
- YWCA Glasgow - Family Learning Centre - £22,596
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2006/07
- The Bridges Programme - work shadowing/work experience scheme - £48,000
- British Red Cross - Orientation service/'Women in Crisis' scheme/refugee integration newspaper £49,132
- BTCV Scotland - environmental volunteering - £20,000
- Castlemilk Community Forum - advice provision and handbook to assist in access to services - £15,000
- Community Responses Co-ordinating Group (CRCG) - Translation and interpreting services - £15,000
- Community Service Volunteers (CSV) Volunteering Partners - volunteering opportunities £21,194
- Drumchapel Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) - Interpreting services - £2,250
- Easterhouse Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) - partnership project with the Cranhill Community Project to provide information, advice and assistance - £32,640
- Ethnic Minorities Law Centre (EMLC) - education and training on asylum related issues - £30,000
- The Gorbals Initiative Peer Advocacy Project - peer advocacy and volunteering - £50,293
- The Gorbals Initiative Database - development of database to track skills of refugees involved in local projects - £10,000
- Integrating Toryglen Community - information and advice, orientation services - £20,000
- Karibu - integration of African women - £10,000
- Legal Services Agency - Multilingual Case Worker -£23,658
- Linkes - Junior Youth Integration Project - £14,725
- Linkes - Integration project for refugees and local communities - £22,103
- Maryhill Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) - volunteering and advice - £34,000
- Maryhill Integration Network - local integration projects - £25,000
- North Glasgow College -access to further education and employment skills - £27,463
- Refugee Survival Trust - access to employment and education - £6,000
- Rosemount Lifelong Learning - access to learning and community involvement - £20,000
- Save the Children/Glasgow Centre for the Child and Society - website update - £10,000
- Scottish Sports Futures - volunteering for young refugees - £25,960
- Strathclyde Police 'Operation: Reclaim' - Structured and coached sporting activities - £50,000
- St Rollox Church of Scotland - local support and access to services for refugees - £20,000
- Umoja Inc - support, information and learning opportunities - £9,000
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2005-06
- Ark Trust - befriending project £24,000
- Bridges Project - work shadow/work experience scheme £46,838
- British Red Cross - Orientation service/'Women in Crisis' scheme/refugee integration newspaper £43,304
- Castlemilk Community Forum - support and advice service, £15,182
- CSV Volunteering Partners - volunteering opportunities - £29,191
- Drumchapel Citizens Advice Bureau - outreach and translation services £2,500
- Easterhouse Citizens Advice Bureau - volunteer refugee advice workers £32,100
- Ethnic Minorities Law Centre - trainee solicitor £32,008
- Glasgow Chamber of Commerce - Continuation of New Glaswegians project £60,639
- Kingsway Court - community health refugee&asylum seeker volunteers £3,000
- The Initiative - Peer Advocacy £86,675
- The Initiative - skills exchange project £87,761
- Legal Services Agency - full time refugee worker for Refugee Legal Project and Women's Unit £24,320
- Linkes - educational, sporting, social and cultural events £10,000
- Maryhill Citizen's Advice Bureau - volunteer refugee/asylum seeker advice workers £23,827
- National Children's Home - continuation of befriending scheme £52,000
- North Glasgow College - integration officer £31,535
- Positive Action in Housing - bilingual housing caseworker £32,735
- Save the Children/Glasgow Centre for the Child and Society - website update £35,310
- Scottish Refugee Council - live skills databse/transition to work programme £40,000
- Scottish Sports Futures - integration officer £26,400
- Stevenson College - access to employment programmes £54,191
- St Rollox Church of Scotland - childcare provision £21,000
- Strathclyde Police - 'Operation: Reclaim'. Structured and coached sporting activities £36,118
- WISE Group - access to work activities £50,000
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2004-05
- Ark Trust - befriending project £10,400
- Body Positive Strathclyde - 'Quality of Life' project £10,000
- Body Positive/Avrio Management Committee - International Community Café £1,865
- Castlemilk Churches Together Refugee Centre - youth work £4,020
- Castlemilk Community Forum 'Advice and support for new refugees' project £11,850
- Community Groups Supporting Asylum Seekers - child care services £31,000
- Community Response Co-ordinating Group - Translation and interpretation services £30,000
- Crossroads - fitness tuition classes £2,458
- CSV Volunteering Partners - volunteering opportunities - £28,040
- Construction Industry Training and Education Centre - 'Transfer to Work' project - £30,000
- Drumchapel Citizens Advice Bureau - Interpretation services £559
- Ethnic Minorities Law Centre - trainee solicitor £28,576
- Glasgow Centre for the Child & Society/ Save the Children, Scotland - Web-based resource £18,500
- Glasgow Chamber of Commerce - Continuation of New Glaswegians project £91,390
- The Initiative - Skills exchange project £27,708
- The Initiative - Peer Advocacy project £42,436
- International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - 1 year application £5,000
- Kingsway Court Health & Wellbeing Centre (1) - Arts & Crafts workshops £2,100
- Kingsway Court Health & Wellbeing Centre (2) - Youth soccer teams £1,453
- Maryhill CAB - volunteer advice workers £43,670
- National Children's Home - befriending scheme £46,978
- North East Glasgow Community Safety Forum - North Glasgow International Festivals 2004 and 2005 £63,612
- North Glasgow College - 'Introduction to college procedures' classes £3,987
- PART V Project at EMLC and Castlemilk Law Centre - Information and education asylum 'roadshow' £9,000
- Rosemount Lifelong Learning - Funding for childcare provision £7,547
- Strathclyde Police - 'Operation: Reclaim'. Structured and coached sporting activities £20,312
- Streetlevel Photoworks - Multi-media activities £8,680
- Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership - reference materials £1,400
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2003-04
- Advice for African Community in Scotland - integration event £4,000
- Africa Umoja Project - African culture day £4,500
- Ahl Al Bait Society - literacy, numeracy and IT classes £38,240
- Anniesland College transition into employment £12,114
- British Red Cross - orientation scheme £10,000
- British Red Cross - 'Welcome to Glasgow' booklet translations £5,000
- Castlemilk Churches Together Refugee Centre youth group £2,800
- Community Response Co-ordinating Group translation and interpretation services £36,000
- Cranhill Community Project - youth group and a healthy eating kitchen £14,252
- CSV Volunteering Partners - volunteering opportunities £14,562
- Document 1 - film festival £1,500
- Drumchapel Citizens Advice Bureau interpretation services £1,470
- Ethnic Minorities Law Centre - education and training on asylum related issues £8,000
- Forum for Africans in Scotland - Christmas party for asylum seekers, refugee and local children £4,200
- Glasgow Chamber of Commerce - job brokerage project £34,750
- Glasgow Congolese Community - start-up costs and football team £5,000
- Glasgow Refugee Action Group - worker to help address particular communication problems within the group £33,140
- Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership - publicity materials £5,767
- The Initiative - advocacy skills £43,138
- Institute of Contemporary Scotland - shadow/work experience scheme £20,017
- Kingsway Court Health & Wellbeing Centre - under-13 football teams £1,300
- Kurdish Cultural Association - Kurdish Dance classes for asylum seekers and members of the local communities £2,350
- Legal Services Agency Ltd - trainee solicitor for asylum casework £1,000
- Linkes Project - cultural events and community craft classes £5,000
- North East Glasgow Community Safety Forum - North Glasgow International Festival 2004 £21,386
- Okapi - help and guidance for Congolese asylum seekers and refugees, £1,578
- Scottish Refugee Council/Forum for Africans - local community Christmas party £4,200
- Strathclyde Police - 'Staying Safe' booklet translations £35,000
- Street Level Photoworks - arts activities £8,000
- Somali Community in Scotland - integration events £5,000
- University of Glasgow - web-based resource £25,600
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