This trustee week we are saying a huge thank you to our team of dedicated trustees.

We want to recognise their contribution and thank them for this valuable contribution and for helping us to continue with our essential work.

MOBILE PHONES NEEDED

We are desperate for some mobile phones for some of the sanctuary seekers we support.

We are looking for functioning unlocked smart phones.

If you have one, please email helen@birchnetwork.org
Thanks!

VOLUNTEER VACANCY

Sport Volunteers
We are looking for sport-loving volunteers who want to help us offer more sport activites at our youth hub.

Thursdays 3-5pm.

Love football? Team games? Join our friendly volunteer team.
If you might be interested, please contact Helen - helen@birchnetwork.org

VOLUNTEER VACANCY

Volunteer ESOL Tutors

We are looking for volunteers with a background in ESOL to help deliver classes at our youth hub. Join our friendly and supportive team and come and support some amazing young sanctuary seekers.

Contact helen@birchnetwork.org for more info

Home Office signing/reporting/detention meeting

We want to see if there is interest in getting together a group of volunteers to lead on this work.

DATE: Wed 25th June
TIME: 6-8pm
WHERE: to be decided when we know who is coming/from where. Could be an online or face to face meeting

This week is national Volunteers’ Week! So we’ll be taking the opportunity all week to celebrate and thank our amazing volunteers who help us to make Birmingham a welcoming space for sanctuary seekers and make the work that we do possible. #volunteersweek

Volunteer positions!
We are looking for cooks, ESOL teachers and befrienders at our youth hub on a Thursday afternoon.

Want to join a friendly team supporting an inspiring group of young refugees, find out more here: birchnetwork.org/get-involved/

Good news Friday!

Some good things this week:

- a very encouraging link with @refugeeeduk - offering advice and support to our youth hub members

- small gifts which remind us how deeply humbling it is to recieve from people who have so little are so generous and appreciative

Our first good news Friday of 2025!

We are celebrating:

- four age disputed young people being accepted as children in the last 9 days. Whilst this demonstrates a worrying trend in incorrect age assessments at the border, we are grateful that these children are now getting the support they need

We are looking for volunteers for our Youth Hub on a Thursday 2-5pm in Sparkhill.

We need volunteers to help us run our sessions, offer activities and provide welcome and compassion.

Find out more here: birchnetwork.org/get-involved/

#refugees

Good News Friday – our last one of 2024.

This week was full of parties:

- a lovely staff, trustee and volunteer get together. A chance for everyone to meet up, get to know each other, have some fun and share some delicious food. We feel so privileged to be part of this amazing team

GOOD NEWS FRIDAY!

Things we are grateful for this week....

- getting FREE tickets to take 57 people to the magical Luminate Winter Light Trail Birmingham Botanical Gardens - an amazing evening and such a welcoming space

“I don’t know how to thank Joy for your support. You gave me strength and patience, my thoughts became positive, and finally the nightmare of the age assessment is over.”

In the last 12 months we have helped over 20 age disputed young refugees get accepted as children

#refugees
#charity

Struggling for present ideas? What to get the person who has everything?

We’ve got you covered....our gift vouchers are the perfect present. Show your solidarity with sanctuary seekers and buy some today...

ww.birchnetwork.org/shop