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RYS to exit Northern France
RYS was born in Calais in 2016 in the 'Jungle'; the result of a small group of volunteers coming together to provide a safe space for the countless unaccompanied children residing there. We have been present ever since, dedicated to supporting unaccompanied children to access their rights, to cease…
My Most Memorable Day With Refugee Youth Service
December 30 2020 marked both my 30th birthday and a unique day as the Operations Officer for Refugee Youth Service in Calais. Instead of the usual administrative and support tasks, I accompanied the Outreach Coordinator and the Project Manager for a special mission to help unaccompanied minors in…
A Visit From the Department of Calais
The Refugee Youth Service team was very happy to welcome visitors from the Department of Calais for the first time. On Tuesday, the 27th of April the team was accompanied by Fanny Bertrand and Céline Coche who are in charge of the Service Départemental d'accueil des mineurs non-accompagnés in…
Reflections on My Time in Calais
In September 2020, I joined Refugee Youth Service as the Operations Officer. My time, divided between office tasks and field activities, gave me the chance to better understand how intertwined the outreach, the advocacy and the administrative aspects of the work are. While all three play an equal…
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