OpenARMs / Asylum seeker,
refugee & migrant support

The OpenARMs (Asylum Seekers, Refugee and Migrants) Programme aims to empower guests to become independent and to build a new life in our local community. We work with each guest to develop a Personal Support Plan, which identifies their specific needs, long term challenges and personal resettlement goals. Tailored welfare advice will be provided, as well as signposting and referrals to specialist services. In addition, access to supplementary initiatives, activities and events will be arranged, building on the unique experiences and needs of the local refugee and asylum seeker community.

Donate to our Emergency Aid Fund

Many of the individuals and families who access Sufra NW London’s services are in a condition of extreme financial hardship and/or destitution. Whilst the charity provides in-kind donations of food, toiletries and clothing, some guests require additional financial support to pay for essential travel, electricity meter top-up or emergency accommodation.

By donating to this restricted fund, you can help us support our neighbours, such as the single mother who's just lost her job, the asylum seeker who's facing homelessness, or the pensioner who's using up his last savings on heating bills.

Select the Emergency Aid Fund in the donation form above to help us fight against poverty, for our community.

Through the programme, guests will access:

- Tailored advice to ensure guests have access to all eligible entitlements and services available to them, such as information about their local area and key locations, GP registration, support with school admissions, NASS -applications, Home Office Fee Waivers, benefits and grants applications, and referrals to specialist support services.

- A programme of resettlement activities that meet the specific needs of refugee and asylum-seeking families, including conversational English classes, trips and events, mental wellbeing sessions, coffee mornings and more.

- Advocacy groups to organise and contribute to local and national advocacy efforts to promote migrant rights.

  • Coffee Mornings

    Our OpenARMs Coffee Morning is also back on

    Every Friday from 12.00 – 13.00 at The Living Room, Besant Way, NW10 0TY

    Open to any asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Have a chat with fellow guests, share recipes and be a part of the Sufra community – no registration required, just show up!

  • FREE English Classes

    Our ESOL classes (English for Speakers of Other Languages) are back on! Sessions take place at the Living Room on Fridays at 10.30-11.30am. Our Accredited ESOL Teacher Anaam will be teaching the students conversational English each week. Every session is entirely free.

Supper Club

In 2022, Sufra started hosting Sufra Supper Clubs to honour the guests on our OpenARMs programme. For each event, we work with a few of the guests to curate a menu, cook the food, arrange the activities and design the night. The Supper Clubs allow the guests to share their culture and the meaning behind the food with Sufra supporters. Click the pictures below to read about each of our events:

To learn more about Sufra’s history of embracing refugees, watch our short film titled #MoreThanAFoodBank:

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