Notre Dame Refugee Centre

Who we are

Notre Dame Refugee Centre

Vision

“At NDRC, our work is driven by a vision of a society which offers welcome, support and the opportunity to access a settled life to individuals and families, regardless of age, sex, ethnic origin or faith, who come to the United Kingdom seeking refuge from slaughter and suffering, persecution and starvation.”

Mission

We, the trustees, staff, volunteers and supporters of Notre Dame Refugee Centre, commit to

• providing advice, welcome and assistance to refugees, asylum seekers and other Human Rights applicants, who are denied legal aid support, and who seek protection, documentation and a settled status for themselves and their families;
• accompanying refugees, asylum seekers and other Human Rights applicants through the process of achieving such settled status;
• re-uniting refugee families;
• equipping refugees, asylum seekers and other Human Rights applicants with linguistic, personal and professional skills needed to have the confidence to claim their basic rights ;
• responding to immediate need, especially for those who are homeless and destitute;
• responding, where appropriate, to opportunities for countering negative public attitudes to those seeking asylum;
• collaborating, as appropriate, with other players in the sector.