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Latest News
Journey with an Unaccompanied Child: Year One Update
For those that don’t know, RYS has been delivering training to the individuals, organisations and communities that are welcoming and supporting unaccompanied children across the UK. The training shares the expertise developed over the past seven years, and is the only training in the UK that covers…
A New Chapter for Language Learning in Greece
Refugee Youth Service is delighted to announce that it has secured funding for a new project in Athens, titled Living the English Language. The project is funded by the British and Foreign School Society and will run for two years. It may seem strange to offer English language classes in a country…
My Personal Experience Working with RYS
I spent most of the spring in 2021 trying to find the right internship for me, as I had just finished university. I already knew about the situation for many displaced people in Calais, so when I found an opportunity to join RYS as an intern, I decided that it was time to see for myself how the…
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…
Impact Reports & Resources
RYS Annual Report 2024
Refugee Youth Service
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