The report, Destitution Amongst Asylum-Seeking and Refugee Children, is based on findings from the Children's Society's West Midlands Destitution Project, opened in October 2008.
Since opening, the project has helped 264 children whose families have no means of survival because the adults are not allowed to work, and have been unable to get the help they need from the state. Demand for the service increased rapidly throughout the first year. Families were provided with crisis grants and resources, as well as supported to access advice to help them resolve their situation.
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