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Opening Time
1 July 2009We are now OPEN to visitors
Tuesday 12.30pm – 4.30pm
and
Thursday 12.30pm – 4.30pm
(Closed Wednesday Morning)
You are welcome just to come!
At all other times you will need to
make an appointment on 01202 589395.
We've moved!
23 December 2008ICN has moved offices, our new address is:
200 Holdenhurst Rd
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 8AS
Tel: 01202 589395
fax: 01202 317659
Its happening!
17 October 2008After 2 1/2 years of planning, talking, negociating, buying and recruiting and training we are really pleases that the ‘Alpha Project’ is beginning on 22nd October 2008. It had been a long haul but now the project in partnership with the Home Office (UKBA) and Croydon Social Service is actually happening!
This past summer we purchased ‘Alpha Lodge’ in Winton, Bournemouth to house 14 boys from Afganistan, the first stage of taking up to 50 boys over the coming months. These boys will be housed in a wonderful homely building and get English lessons and vocational training. This is a project about dual planning for their future. Preparation to stay in the UK and preparation to return home if they are unsuccessful in their asylum claim. We have taken on two new members of staff, Sarah & Tom Suddrey will be personal advisor and live-in carer, it will be s steep learning curve for them, but we can draw on the 6 years of caring for UASC we have enjoyed.
So now the hard work starts. Our hope and prayer is that the project will be a template for the future of treatment for young asylum seekers. At the moment its theory now we have to see the practice! Watch this space!
UASC Home Office response to Consultation
12 February 2008The Home Office have recently published its response to the consultation Green Paper on UASC.
You can read it here:
www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/consultations/closedconsultations/uasc/
The Refugee Council have made a response to this which can be
read at:
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Home Office Green Paper on UASC
5 June 2007ICN has been involved in the recent Home Office consultation
regarding the future planning of care for UASC. The Green Paper can be viewed here:
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/6356/17715/uasc.pdf
