Small Scottish charity Refugee Survival Trust has welcomed the news that Serco has temporarily paused their plans to change the locks of 330 asylum seekers who are overstaying their tenancy agreements, but says that the problem is bigger than Serco. A number of protests were organised in Glasgow after Serco…
The Refugee Survival Trust, a small Scottish charity supporting asylum seekers and refugees, has today written to its partners to inform them that after many years of continuous operation, it will most likely be forced to suspend applications to its Destitution Grants programme at the end of the month. RST’s…
Keep up with all the latest RST news in our bumper Spring 2018 newsletter! Find out about new developments in the Destitute Asylum Seeker Service, see what we’ve been up to on the outreach and integration side of things, and enjoy a beautiful selection of Glasgow photos taken by current…
Hello! My name is Afshin Karimi I am from Iran, I am interested in volunteering activities and working in a charity for helping people. I am an amateur photographer and I can play keyboard and I like learning more about everything I don’t know. Afshin is our newest office volunteer…
Would you like to make a difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our society? The Refugee Survival Trust is recruiting for new board members! We are looking for enthusiastic board members who have the motivation and time to commit around 6-10 hours per…
The Refugee Survival Trust has raised concerns about record-breaking numbers of asylum seekers being left in the cold this winter after another record-breaking month in January. The small Scottish charity, which supports destitute asylum seekers and refugees, distributed 171 ‘last resort’ emergency grants to a total value of £14,655 in January,…
Our 19 new friends are now two months into their befriending experience as part of our Glasgow Welcome project which pairs up newcomers to the city with people who know Glasgow well. The pairs meet every two weeks over a six month period to explore some of the free cultural sites the city…
Guest blog by Katharine Weatherhead In January 2018, the UK Parliament published a report called Immigration policy: basis for building consensus. Written by a committee of MPs, the report is the outcome of an inquiry into “whether it might be possible to build greater consensus on immigration policy” in the…
