Young asylum seeker and refugee group

Fair Futures' Young Asylum Seeker and Refugee Group offers a safe social space and learning and recreational opportunities to young male asylum seekers and refugees aged 15-19. The group offers emotional and mental health support through preventative activities, focused discussion, identification of risk and outreach support from our therapist or referral to appropriate providers and specialists. 

Currently, most members of the group are unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people and so have reduced support networks. The members of the group are from a range of countries of origin. The group is based in Bury, but some members travel to it from neighbouring areas of Greater Manchester.

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The group has developed, and continues to develop to meet the needs and interests of group members. Where possible, funding is sought to run learning and social activities requested by the group. Activities available currently and previously to group members include:

Boxing classes

GCSE English class

GCSE Maths class

Volunteering/ work experience through other projects, where possible.

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Fair Futures' group is also part of the Shaping Care Project, presenting the views of care-experienced young people to shape the future care system for children and young people. Greater Manchester is one of two national pathfinders in the country piloting the Regional Care Cooperative (RCC) model and the project is an element of that work. The young people in the group are learning about democracy in the UK, planning collaboratively and putting forward their views through a visit to parliament, meeting with Bury North MP, James Frith, and presentation of their ideas to stakeholders and leaders in the area.

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Our CIC has joined with other charities and provided members with free bikes as a way of supporting their wellbeing and ability to travel.

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Refer a young person to the Young Asylum Seeker and Refugee Group

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