New Londoners

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Programme manager: Clair Cooke

Since 2002 the work of the New Londoners has increasingly focused on supporting young refugees and Roma children.

The family amnesty and EU accession have allowed many Roma children and their families to stay in the UK and henceforth to be considered as migrants rather than refugees. Many of the families living in insecure accommodation are also often new migrants who may be Roma or refugees. 

New Londoners has provided one-to-one casework support advice and advocacy as well as group work and activities. Over the last year New Londoners has worked on a one-to-one basis with about 240 young people and ran activities, which were attended by over 470 young people.

New Londoners work is based in Newham and other London boroughs, however the dissemination and learning from the work has a national impact.