EVWR was set up in 2017 to work alongside similar groups in other areas of Worcestershire to welcome refugee families into our communities and offer support to help them settle and thrive here. We work closely with the County Council and other local organisations to welcome, support and assist refugee families in our area. We were established in 2017 to support refugees who arrived here as Government sponsored under the Vulnerable Persons' Resettlement Scheme and were fully vetted before arriving in the UK. We now also support asylum-seekers placed in our area, assist those who have arrived here from Afghanistan and work with hosts and guests from the Ukrainian hosting schemes, as well as continuing to support the families and individuals who choose to make Evesham their home after obtaining the Leave to Remain. We offer our support to the many humanitarian organisations that offer shelter and support to refugees in other places, including in the camps in Greece, Lebanon and Syria. We redistribute clothing and other essentials to new arrivals here via our Sanctuary Centre (open Saturday mornings and Wednesday afternoons or by special arrangement.) We provide ESOL and Maths support and provide a range of other activities for adults an children in small groups or as individuals. We have a Community Garden where our service Users can grow fruit and vegetables, we arrange social activities and outings and generally help people t integrate into British society. We also provide awareness raising talks to other organisations and groups seeking to find clearer information about migration into our country. We work in partnership with many other voluntary sector groups in the town, sharing expertise and resources.
