Young Migrants Hub
The Young Migrants Hub is a holistic space for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) and Young Migrants aged 16 and over, seeking asylum in Haringey with an allocated worker in the Young Adults Service. We encourage peer support and provide a space for young people to settle into the UK.
The Hub provides informal education that includes a Youth Program; we cover many topics including:
- creating a vision board
- cooking and basic skills
- healthy eating
- the asylum process (with delivery partner)
- social awareness
- sleep hygiene
- how to showcase your transferable skills and employability, delivered in partnership with Hays recruitment (new)
- sexual health for woman and girls (new)
You can refer your young people to the Hub to make friends, share experiences and feel connected amongst their peer group. They can also join our lively WhatsApp group and online youth sessions. We offer open access sessions and targeted sessions that can be delivered face to face in small groups or online for larger groups.
We invite guest speakers to the Hub to share their expertise in areas such as 1-2-1 mentoring, the asylum process, and opportunities for Young Migrants across the borough and across London. Previous guests have included: Hope for the Young 1-1 Mentoring charity, Coram - children’s legal services, Breadwinners, Selby community center, Haringey Gold and the British Red Cross.
The autumn/winter programme is below, with further details to follow for 2022.
What’s on at the Young Migrants Hub (until December 2021)
Sessions
- When: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 3 to 4.40pm
- For practitioners only: you can refer the young person by completing the dedicated Young Migrants Hub webform
Hope for the Young and Haringey - UASC Mentoring programme
One-to-one mentoring support for UASC young people aged 16-25 years old. Enrolment is currently open and ongoing.
The programme aims at providing support and advice to young people based on their needs and aspirations. Each young person referred will receive 2-3 hours of mentoring a week for 6 months online or in a local cafe/library.
Their dedicated mentor can offer support with English, education, wellbeing, community awareness and accessing recreational activity. Young people can also access grants for educational supplies.
Contact details
Please email Donna or Katie (North London coordinator) for a short referral form:
Workshop dates
- 1 December, 3-4.30pm - Digital workshop
Where: online (you will be sent a link to join) - 15 December 3-4.30pm - Face to face mentoring discussion (induction and sign up)
Where: YAS office (Reception: 020 8489 5800)
Young Adults Service
40 Cumberland Road (ground floor)
Wood Green
London N22 7SG
Hays Employability workshop
This workshop provides Young Migrants with advice and support to develop the skills needed to look for work in the UK or abroad now or in the future.
The workshop is delivered by a trainer with lived experience of migration and supported by Early Help Youth Practitioner.
Attendees don’t need to have settled status, but Level 3 ESOL (or equivalent). They will need to be motivated to develop job-seeking skills that can be used at home or abroad.
Workshop date
- 7 December, 3.30-5pm - Face to face
- Where: YAS office (Reception: 020 8489 5800)
Young Adults Service
40 Cumberland Road (ground floor)
Wood Green
London N22 7SG
Contact details
For more information please email donna.walker@haringey.gov.uk
Sleep Hygiene workshop
This is a popular monthly workshop developed with First Step at Tavistock and Portman.
This workshop is a relaxing session taking young people through good sleep hygiene techniques and practices. Young people will take away a sleep hygiene pack with the tools needed to aid a good night's sleep. This workshop is run by the young migrant’s programme lead.
Workshop date
- 17 December, 3.30-4.30pm - Face to face
- Where: YAS office (Reception: 020 8489 5800)
Young Adults Service
40 Cumberland Road (ground floor)
Wood Green
London N22 7SG
For more information, please email donna.walker@haringey.gov.uk
Sexual Health programme
Empowering young migrant women aged 18-21
This is a specialist course for young women, introducing information and language around sexual health and services in Haringey.
Practitioners can complete the dedicated Young Migrants Hub webform on behalf of the young person. Please state clearly on the form the interest for this course on Sexual Health.
This course will be a mixture of face to face and digital - please contact Donna or Rose for more details.
Workshop dates
- 2 December 2021, 3.30-4.30pm
- 9 December 2021, 3.30-4.30pm
- 16 December 2021, 3.30-4.30pm
- 6 January 2022, 3.30-4.30pm
- 13 December 2022, 3.30-4.30pm
- 20 January 2022, 3.30-4.30pm
Contact details
Email:
Refugees Into Sustainable Employment (RISE) in partnership with Haringey
Young migrants in Haringey can access RISE if they are unemployed or economically inactive.
To be eligible, the young migrant must:
- be a refugee or asylum seeker with the right to work in the UK (or have been granted humanitarian protection
- have been granted discretionary leave to remain
- have had a family reunion application approved
Professionals working with Young Migrants in Haringey can refer to the details below.
Arman Garmroudi - RISE Outreach and Engagement Officer
- Telephone 020 3146 3030 | 07595 778155
- Email a.garmroudi@renaisi.com
- Website RISE (external link)
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