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asylum-welcome.orgAbout Asylum Welcome
Asylum Welcome is an independent Oxfordshire-based charity established in 1996, with roots in early 1990s grassroots efforts to support refugees and immigration detainees. Founded by community workers, it advances relief from poverty, sickness, and distress, alongside education, for asylum seekers, recognised refugees, and vulnerable migrants facing hardship in the UK. Core values of compassion, inclusion, respect, and empowerment drive a participatory ethos—working 'with' rather than 'for' service users—emphasising refugee leadership and local collaboration to foster welcoming communities. Asylum Welcome does not operate a grantmaking programme; it funds its own services via donations from individuals, trusts, and partners.
What Asylum Welcome funds
Asylum Welcome delivers direct practical services hyper-local to Oxfordshire, including information, advocacy, food banks, youth clubs for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, legal casework, health access projects, digital inclusion, support for foreign national prisoners, and crisis interventions like the Sanctuary Hosting scheme matching homeless migrants with volunteer hosts. Priorities target basic needs, family/youth support, education/employment access, healthcare, wellbeing, and social integration for adults, young people, and families at risk of destitution, isolation, or deportation. The charity focuses on ethnic minorities, poverty, and youth as core cause areas.
Who can apply
Asylum Welcome does not accept unsolicited applications or operate a grantmaking programme; it funds its own services. No external charities qualify regardless of size, income, or location—eligibility is strictly for Oxfordshire-resident beneficiaries. The charity serves asylum seekers, recognised refugees, and vulnerable migrants, prioritising those facing hardship, destitution, or isolation in Oxfordshire.
What Asylum Welcome doesn't fund
Asylum Welcome does not fund external organisations or individuals outside its own services. It does not accept unsolicited applications or operate a grantmaking programme. No charities, regardless of cause, size, income, or location, are eligible for funding.
How they like to fund
Asylum Welcome does not fund external organisations; it supports its own services through donations from individuals, trusts, and partners. The charity does not accept unsolicited applications or operate a grantmaking programme.
How much does Asylum Welcome give?
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How to apply to Asylum Welcome
Asylum Welcome does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Asylum Welcome provide?
Grant amounts vary. Contact Asylum Welcome directly for current funding levels.
Where does Asylum Welcome fund charities?
Asylum Welcome funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Asylum Welcome accept unsolicited applications?
Asylum Welcome does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Asylum Welcome?
Asylum Welcome does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
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