Watford and Three Rivers Refugee Partnership
Putting down roots – our new office at St Mary’s Cloister
WTRRP’s clients are growing in number (now more than 100 families) while the number of volunteers remains steady at 80. Operating remotely from volunteers’ homes and liaising with clients elsewhere has become increasingly challenging, so the need for… Read More
We’re in the news!
The Watford Observer, September 2018 – The invaluable work of a foodbank and a refugee group
Introducing our new Treasurer
At the March AGM, Paul Shaw formally became our new Treasurer and also a Trustee. Paul was a partner in the accountancy firm Myers Clark for many years, and even before retirement, held the position of voluntary Treasurer… Read More
Navigating in the dark
Dave Smith, Founder of the Boaz Trust and speaker at our AGM shares his story: I first started working with asylum seekers in December 1999 while at Mustard Tree in Manchester – a charity I’d set up to… Read More
Joy Hobbs – Many Thanks!
As many of you will know by now, Joy Hobbs, sadly, stood down from WTRRP in March. Joy joined WTRRP in 2009 and soon after became a member of the Committee, under the Chairmanship of Richard Kendall. Joy… Read More
The WTRRP Women’s Group
Last year, one of our volunteers, Seema, had the idea to set up a women’s group. This is open to our female clients along with their children plus their befrienders who often encourage them to attend and sometimes… Read More
A Little Business…
The main governance issues discussed at our AGM on the 19th of March were as follows: Those in attendance voted unanimously in favour of re-electing the committee for the next 12 months: Paul Shaw (treasurer), Dorothy… Read More
Posted: 25th May 2019 by wtrrp
‘It has brought my dignity back’: John’s story
People seeking asylum in the UK are only able to apply for the right to work after they have been waiting for a decision on their asylum claim for over a year. Even then, the few people who… Read More