Family Refugee Support Project (FRSP)

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Supports refugees and people seeking asylum to improve their mental health through therapy, to achieve settlement and independence in the UK.

We work with families and individuals.

What We Do

Counselling with Horticulture

• Weekly 1-2-1 therapy with a counsellor specialising in trauma work, in a garden or allotment space.
• Each family is allocated their own piece of land to plan, plant, tend and harvest. Tools and practical gardening support is provided by our horticulturist.
• Counsellors work with the horticulturist and interpreters to support clients in using their growing spaces as a medium for therapy, and for recreation and involvement of family members.
• Support is available in helping clients to access mainstream services.
• Regular reviews.

Group Activities and Drop-in

When possible, we run weekly group activities and a drop-in to provide an opportunity for family members to come together with staff and volunteers to cook & eat together.

It provides an opportunity for clients and former clients to discuss matters of everyday life – whether good or bad and, support each other by sharing ideas or in finding solutions to problems.

 The groups also provide the chance for men and women to choose and take part in shared activities – bee keeping; cooking; sewing; preserving and pickling.

Practical Support 

FRSP helps client and ex-client families with practical needs – housing, immigration, social welfare benefits, education, training, employment and the management of finances.

The support offered is tailored to the needs of the individual and their family. At times people need advocacy and intensive support, but our aim is to empower clients, and where possible clients will be supported to access other services and to find their own solutions to problems they are faced with.

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