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Rosanne is retiring after 32 years at Scottish Refugee Council

We’re sad to be saying goodbye to our longest serving member of staff, Rosanne Alexander,…

Stories
Rebuilding lives one step at a time

Farzana, one of our Refugee Integration Advisers, has a wealth of experience in supporting refugees…

Stories
Giving Ukrainians in Scotland a voice

Community Development Officer, Andrii Nadych, helps Ukrainians seeking safety in Scotland to feel represented and…

News, Stories
Supporting Communities from Ukraine

Meet Ruby, the Regional Integration Coordinator for our Ukraine Response. We caught up with her…

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Connecting Communities in South West Scotland

As our Regional Integration Coordinator for The South West, Aneel Bhopal works with local communities…

Services, Stories
Giving unaccompanied children a voice

Finding your feet in a new country is never easy. But for children who arrive…

News, Our Impact, Services
Lockdown life: keeping our helpline running

Helpline Adviser, Caitlin Reilly is often the first person that New Scots speak to when…

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Lockdown life: Helping families to find their feet

Adjusting to life in a new country is never easy – especially for families fleeing…

News, Services
Lockdown life: Helping New Scots into work

Employability Support Officer, Anita Yu, provides New Scots with training and encouragement to help them…

News, Our Impact, Services
Lockdown life: supporting people seeking asylum

How do you give hope to vulnerable people who are seeking asylum during a global…

News, Services
Lockdown life: supporting families seeking safety

Asylum-seeking families have always faced an uphill struggle but lockdown is making life even harder….

News, Our Impact, Services
Lockdown life: “The support from colleagues is remarkable”

When he’s not providing vital support for people in desperate need, Destitution Adviser, Aref Ghorbani,…

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Lockdown life: “Demand for the Helpline has really grown”

As a Helpline Adviser, Rachael Bell, is our first point of contact for many refuges…

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Lockdown life: “I was eclipsed by my cat”

We caught up with Casework Volunteer Coordinator, Daniel McMahon, to find out more about the…

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Lockdown life: “It’s like they’re in the boxing ring and I’m their coach”

One year since our office closed due to Covid-19, we caught up with Destitution Adviser,…

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Lockdown life: helping refugees build new lives in Scotland

More than a year has passed since our office closed its doors, but that doesn’t…

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