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Reconnection and Resilience: Creating Moments that Matter
Micheal and Joseph's journeys to the UK were filled with uncertainty, fear, and an unbreakable will to survive. Both just 16 years old, they left behind their homes in Sudan in 2021 and 2022 respectively, determined to find safety. They both embarked on dangerous journeys, crossing borders and…
Standing Together for Children’s Rights: Thank You to The Rayne Foundation
We are excited to announce new support from The Rayne Foundation for our No Children in Hotels Project. The Rayne Foundation is a charitable trust dedicated to addressing entrenched social issues through innovative and collaborative approaches. They focus on areas such as arts, health and…
A Farewell from our Chair
From Calais to Whitechapel, finding the Penguins in the Chaos... Today marks the end of a six-year journey I’ve made with Refugee Youth Service (RYS), as I step down as Chair of the board, and I’ve been sitting with all the emotions that brings. It began in Christmas 2018, when I travelled to…
Refugee Youth Service Welcomes New Co-CEO
We are thrilled to announce a significant step in the growth and sustainability of Refugee Youth Service: the recruitment of a new Co-CEO to join our leadership team. This role will strengthen our ability to support displaced children and young people while ensuring we remain agile in addressing…
Impact Reports & Resources
Good Decision Making in Age Assessments
Young Roots
The Mental Health of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the UK
Mental Health Foundation
RYS Internship Report: Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors Unlawfully Placed in Adult Accommodations: Challenging the Age Assessment Procedures in the UK
Refugee Youth Service
Forced Adulthood: The Home Office’s incorrect determination of age and how this leaves child refugees at risk.
Humans for Rights Network, Helen Bamber Foundation, Refugee Council
RYS Annual Report 2023
Refugee Youth Service
RYS Annual Summary Report 2023
Refugee Youth Service
No Children in Hotels Impact Report
Refugee Youth Service
Rwanda plan and Illegal Migration Act will increase dangerous journeys and drive refugees underground
Refugee Council
Spotlight On: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Missing from Education
Children’s Commissioner
Disbelieved and denied, Children seeking asylum wrongly treated as adults by the Home Office (April 2023)
Helen Bamber Foundation, Humans for Rights Network, Asylum Aid
“We lost our lives when we arrived here”: Children in the UK’s asylum system (June 2023)
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
RYS Annual Report 2022
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2021
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2021
Velos Youth
The failure of French authorities to respect, protect and guarantee the rights of at-risk unaccompanied children (UAC)
Refugee Rights Europe
Facing Multiple Crises
Refugee Rights Europe
Northern France Timeline
Refugee Rights Europe
No End In Sight
Refugee Rights Europe
Left Out in the Cold
Refugee Rights Europe
Les Manquements Des Autorites Francaises
Refugee Rights Europe
Annual Report 2020: France
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2020
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2019
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2018
Refugee Youth Service
Six Months On
Refugee Rights Europe
Annual Report 2016: Somebody’s Child
Refugee Youth Service