Well….apologies for the silence on my behalf, things have been pretty busy here! So much has happened in such a short space of time!
First, I have the rather startling news that the Initial Accommodation Centre that Integrate has been working in for three years is to close at the end of September 2010. This decision came after the Emergency Budget and hit everyone as a huge shock. There were three centres in Yorkshire – Leeds, Barnsley and Wakefield – all of which have been running on half capacity for quite a while now, but from 1st October, only the Wakefield IA centre will remain open, meaning that all newly-arrived asylum seekers to come to the north of England will be housed in Wakefield.
Integrate has now decided to follow the clients and will be moving to Wakefield from October 2010.
Unfortunately, this has an enormous impact on our volunteers, as the trip to Wakefield is considerably longer than it was across Leeds. So when we move to Wakefield, we will be on the look out for good and reliable volunteers from the local area. If you are interested in getting involved in the activities that we offer, please get in touch. More details can be found on the ‘Projects‘ page.
