Home from Home Hallam, formed exactly 3 years ago when 25 Hallam Diocese parishioners volunteered to resettle a refugee family, has completed what it set out to do, and disbanded. Seeing the trees blossom at this time of year, it … Read More
School for Mum and Dad Imagine arriving alone in a remote village in China.. .. . no interpreter. Chinese writing everywhere. How do you feel? Imagine!” Learning English is THE major challenge for all newly arrived refugees. Easier for children … Read More
Home from Home Hallam looks back on a year of support for a refugee family Our mission is to act “in solidarity” with our Syrian family. But what does Solidarity mean? Solidarity means listening…. to the family, to experts; discovering … Read More
Continuing the story of our support for one refugee family… The work of Home from Home Hallam presented a great opportunity for me, as Head Teacher here at All Saints, to talk to the school community about Faith in Action. … Read More
Our refugee family’s journey to health… Most of us are too well-aware of pressures on the NHS, but imagine navigating NHS services in a new country, with no English and little experience of a functioning health care system. Adding into … Read More
By Home From Home Hallam We continue the story of our support for a refugee family Our family had been living in a tent, in a refugee camp in Lebanon. Basic needs for food and water would have been met, … Read More
By Home from Home Our family arrived in Sheffield with all their worldly possessions in a few suitcases – and with no money. The parents share a strong commitment to support their children to live healthy and fulfilled lives in … Read More
By Kate McCullough Travelling long distances with young children is never easy. None of the group of three volunteers and an interpreter expected the ride from Manchester Airport over the Snake Pass with our newly arrived refugee family to be … Read More
By Kate McCullough Who are the refugees that Pope Francis, in his 2015 initiative, asked that ‘every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every sanctuary in Europe’ should host? It is heartening that this year, amid media hype about small … Read More
