Stronger Communities North East

What we are offering

We are running a 3-year programme called Stronger Communities to provide intensive support for two community partners per year in the North East, a region identified as a legal aid ‘desert’.  Our aim is to enabling grassroots organisations to cultivate their own immigration advice and support skills

Our support to partners includes:

• A sub-grant of £5,000 enabling organisations to give their staff time to engage in our training and support, and to help maintain their services
• Developing organisational needs assessments and action plans
• Quarterly mentoring meetings
• Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) training at levels 1 and 2+

• Help to register with the IAA
• Study support for IAA assessments
• Bespoke support to strengthen immigration advice capacity

Year 1 (2025-26)

In Year 1 (2025-26), we are delighted to be working with Action Foundation and Communities Together Durham.

Year 2 (2026 - 2027)

Now open for Applications

We have space for 2 partners to join to project in 2026 - 27. Please contact Dan find out more and to receive your short application form: DanielF@refugee-action.org.uk

Deadline for applications is 31st July 2026

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