Welcome to Lewisham!
If you are new to the Borough, check out the Welcome Leaflet offered by the Council in English, Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Kurdish Sorani, Spanish, Albanian, Ukrainian and Russian.
You can find more information on their website: www.lewisham.gov.uk/welcome
Guidance for organisations for working with sanctuary seekers
Please see the guidance document for organisations working with sanctuary seekers here that has been co-developed with people seeking sanctuary and our partner organisations.
Advice
- Advice Lewisham
- Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network
- Lewisham Multilingual Advice Service
- Action For Refugees In Lewisham
- Lewisham Law Centre
- Age UK Lewisham and Southwark
- South London Refugee Association
Video Resources
- Legal Advice
- No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)
- Section 17 Support
- Lewisham Council: Borough of Sanctuary
- Refugee Children in London “A Place Called Home”
General Support
- Lewisham Council
- Host Nation (befriending)
- Housing Justice
- Lewisham Refugee Welcome (befriending and English Classes)
- Doctors of the World
- Grace AID
- ACAA – Afghanistan and Central Asian Association
- The Refugee Cafe
- Lewisham Churches for Asylum Seekers
- Lewisham Foodbank
- Blueprint for All (Formerly the Stephen Lawrence trust)
- Africa Advocacy Foundation
Local Community Groups and Volunteering
- Greenwich Cooperative Development
- Voluntary Services Lewisham
- Rushey Green Time Bank
- Lewisham Interfaith Forum
- Lewisham Islamic Centre
- Migration Museum
- Create Without Borders
Housing
Campaigns and other