RST does not make grants directly but works through partner agencies that make recommendations for grants. Chief among these agencies is the Scottish Refugee Council, which runs the One Stop Service for asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow. Other referrals come from refugee community organizations, Careers Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and colleges and universities. RST works very closely with caseworkers and managers from the Scottish Refugee Council to ensure the grant guidelines are kept up-to-date and are relevant to current policy and practice.
RST is committed to working with other agencies to identify incidences of destitution, gaps in provision and to remedy them quickly and also to avoid overlaps in services. "21 Days Later", a report published In January 2009 by the Refugee Survival Trust and British Red Cross, highlights the causes of destitution over the past five years and makes key recommendations as to how they can be addressed. The report has been welcomed by the UK Border Agency and Scottish Government, alongside voluntary organisations on a national level.
RST and the British Red Cross is now working through a number of networks of voluntary and statutory agencies to tackle the destitution highlighted in "21 Days Later". Key partners in this work include UK Border Agency (UKBA) in Glasgow, the British Red Cross, Scottish Refugee Council and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
