PROJECT
Surviving to Thriving
FUNDING
£1m from the People's Postcode Lottery
BACKGROUND
The Refugee Council, Red Cross and social action charity Up Rising joined forces to develop Surviving to Thriving, which launched in April 2017 to offer a combination of therapy, practical support and community engagement activity for young refugees and asylum seekers. It currently operates in Birmingham, Luton and Leeds.
ACTION
The programme has three elements: the Refugee Council's My View; UpRising's Find Your Power; and one-to-one casework and group sessions delivered by the Red Cross with teams co-located in each area. Young people can enter the programme through any of the three projects and progress to any of the others. Participants range between 14 and 25 in age with most aged 17. Many self-refer, coming along with a friend. Others are referred by social workers, foster carers, or voluntary sector organisations such as the Children's Society.
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