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Homes Under the Hammer’s Graham Penny will be auctioning off these amazing prizes on Friday. You can bid, even if you’re not going to be there!

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With the Derby Refugee Week programme officially launching, we thought we’d take on one of Refugee Week 2018’s #SimpleActs.

“The Directors of Upbeat Communities are delighted to announce that Andrew Jackson has been appointed as the new CEO of the charity”.

We got to know Elise through Upbeat Communities. This is her story of resilience and the pursuit of education.

One of our Sudanese friends is joining Team Upbeat in this Sunday's race, which will raise funds to welcome refugees.

North Korea is in the news again. Find out why hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the oppressive regime.

Nothing quite prepares you for labour. Throw in a new country and a foreign language and you have one of the scariest experiences of your life.

A work of epic proportion, documenting the current migration of 65 million refugees on a global scale.

Want to change the world with a few presents? These books will challenge perceptions, broaden minds and educate people about the realities facing refugees and asylum seekers today.

Samira fled to the UK from Somalia. She claimed asylum but was refused after six months. This is her - and her child's - story of destitution.

Asim fled to escape torture and persecution. Sadly, bureaucracy in the British asylum system meant that he was about to be thrust into another tide of unpredictability and danger.

Today, I start learning Arabic. I'm excited, nervous and glad I'm not doing it alone.

Creative Friday was a sea of red this week as our participants printed poppy designs and created poppy brooches for Remembrance Day. 

People don’t realise the effect a pair of socks can have on someone who has just entered the country. 

These are the exciting auction prizes that will be raising funds to welcome refugees this Saturday...

Let's raise funds to welcome refugees! Make sure you book by 15 October.

Tuesday saw the launch of our new hosting scheme for destitute asylum seekers, Host Derby. Read more about it here.

Have you ever wondered what happens to those people seeking asylum who are refused and have to leave their Home Office accommodation?