If you are looking for a good local cause for your Zakat donations this Ramadan, please consider supporting Sanctuary in Chichester? We are a local voluntary organisation committed to making our area a welcoming place for refugees and asylum seekers. We offer sanctuary to people fleeing violence and persecution, and support them to build their … Continue reading Zakat West Sussex & Chichester

We recently found that some asylum seeking families had arrived in the area in great need. We responded immediately and over the last three months have turned things around for them. When we first met the families, we found that they had a number of serious needs, including medical problems requiring urgent medical attention. The … Continue reading Case Study – Asylum Seeking Families

A big crowd of Sanctuary members gathered at the Weald and Downland Museum one October morning… It was a chilly day, but we had a wonderfully warm welcome from staff at The Weald and Downland Living Museum for our half-term visit on 29th October 2019. We all arrived by car with willing volunteers collecting and … Continue reading Weald & Downland Museum Trip

These are the 9 bullet points made by the Home Office in a letter to all appeal rights exhausted (ARE) asylum seekers whose first or subsequent claim is refused: You can be detained You can be prosecuted, fined and imprisoned You can be removed and banned from returning to the UK You will not be … Continue reading The Hostile Environment for Asylum Seekers