LASSN Projects

Many refugees and asylum seekers will experience homelessness at some point.

Grace Hosting volunteers offer a hot meal and a safe place to sleep for people who have nowhere else to turn – and many have continued to offer this throughout the Pandemic.

In 2020, we opened Grace House – a house for four asylum seeking men with no income, no right to work, and nowhere else to stay. This respite from destitution allows people the mental and physical space to focus on improving their health, and getting casework support to resolve their immigration difficulties.

As demand surges, we hope to open a second home, Eva House, in early summer 2022.

As LASSN’s new Befriending project, Welcome and Connect helps refugees and asylum seekers with accessing support services, education and leisure opportunities in Leeds.

The project provides the option of one to one as well as group support to build participants confidence and independence, so they feel better connected with the city and its diverse range of communities and services.

English at Home helps people learn a skill that is vital for their everyday life.

Our volunteer tutors support people seeking asylum seekers and also refugees who can’t access mainstream ESOL classes because of caring responsibilities, difficulties with physical or mental health or a variety of other reasons.

Tutors provide regular one to one lessons so that students can become more independent and confident on paper and in person.