TGP Cymru’s Refugee and Asylum Programme (RAP) offers a holistic and rights-based approach to supporting and empowering young people.
We Offer:
Eligibility:
This is a Migrant Help Funded Project which recognises the welfare support needs of young people seeking asylum who have arrived in UK alone, without family and aged between 18 and 25 and who are living in the adult asylum system, in Home Office Initial Accommodation (IA) and or Dispersal Accommodation (DA), including young people claiming to be minors aged under 18.
See more details about additional eligibility below.
TGP Cymru are delighted that following a pilot year our Youth Welfare (Wales) Project will continue until June 2026
We have joined a Partnership with other Youth Welfare Projects based in London, Stockport and Sheffield.
TGP Cymru have 2 Youth Welfare Officers, one based in Cardiff and one in Swansea, whose role is to provide a stable point of contact for young people.
The Officers will:
Eligibility
Outreach Work:
TGP Cymru is piloting an offer of a mixture of in person and remote support for eligible young people based in Wrexham and North Wales and rural areas across Wales through the Youth Welfare Swansea Project and other TGP Cymru RAP projects and services.
Please make enquires through Lee Evans RAP Manager
A Big Lottery Funded 4-year Project, for young people seeking asylum and refugees aged 14-24.
Belong aims to help young people develop confidence and resilience and to strive to be “the best they can be”, by offering safe spaces to meet, learn new skills, broaden horizons and opportunities to understand and acclimatise to systems and culture in Wales.
We provide a stepping-stone to more universal youth opportunities supporting young people to fully participate.
Includes:
TGP Cymru work in partnership with refugee sector charities including: WRC, Asylum Justice, DPIA, BAWSO & EYST on this new Welsh Government Inclusion Grant funded Service.
We provide:
This new service allows us the build on the range of skills and experience developed during the 5 year Asylum Rights Programme which ended in March 2022, including supporting young people through Age Assessments.
WSS is for refugees including those arriving as part of a Resettlement Scheme and young people from Hong Kong with BN (O) Status as well as those seeking Asylum.
Following the first phase of the Project which focused on young people working to co-produce activities and opportunities to help build resilience and combat mental health issues, the Project has entered a delivery phase. Young people with the partnership Team staff from TGP Cymru, Oasis Cardiff and CAVHIS (Cardiff and the Vale Health Inclusion Service) are delivering some great activities and opportunities. During this phase there will be initiatives towards making positive change in services available to young people to help reduce potential deterioration in mental health, develop coping skills and resilience.
Dreamers young people and staff are joining the Belong weekly Youth Group to produce a Joint Group with regular wellbeing sessions being delivered by the Project’s Mental Health Worker. These and a variety of other workshops available through Youth Group which will be interactive and fun.
To get involved make a referral to TGP Cymru. The Project is open to young people aged 16-25 who are refugees or are seeking asylum and live, work, or are accessing education or regular activities in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
TGP Cymru‘s RAP are Partners with the Welsh Youth Parliament again for the second term of the WYP 2022-24.
During the first term our WYP Member was a female refugee who arrived in Wales as part of the Syrian Resettlement Scheme. Hasna thoroughly enjoyed the experience, which she says has helped her feel more confident.
For the second term we have two parliament members: Sultan in South Wales & Amir in North Wales.
Children In Wales – the umbrella organisation for participation in Wales – runs a Young People’s Project Board and RAP are pleased to have the views of our young people represented by Elvis.
Training:
Please contact Lee Evans to enquire
We welcome referrals or enquiries from young people, professionals or anyone involved in the care and support of young people, including Schools.
Referrals can be made by telephone or email to Lee Evans:
Lee.Evans@tgpcymru.org.uk
Tel: 07957 472070