Welcome to Northern Refugee Centre (NRC)
NRC is an independent charity for Yorkshire & the Humber working with refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants to provide services and influence policy.
Services offered by our organisation
Due to reduction in funding, it has been necessary to reduce our drop-in sessions*.
ADVICE SERVICE - Our new times are:
Wednesday - Women Only:
9:30am - 12:30pm
Thursday - Mixed:
9:45am - 1:00pm
For advice on citizenship, nationality and Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) enquires please ring our advice line on
0114 272 9332.
*Please note that we no longer run a drop-in on Tuesdays.
Business plan roll-out sessions
Business plan roll-out sessions were organised for all staff, key volunteers and Board members to understand more about the mergers taking place and to actively engage in helping shape communication and working structures with reference to the new business plan.
Social Investment visit and workshops
Tuesday May 14th 2013, 10.00am – 2.00pm, Foresight Grimsby
The Difference Engine and CERT are offering organisations an exciting opportunity to see Social Investment in action and gain inside knowledge about how to access it from one of the regions leading social investors.
Following a successful programme in Hull we have responded to requests from participants to stage a further event that covers the key questions that arose throughout the day.
Sheffield's own sewing bee!
El-Addo Ltd is a worker co-operative that aims to bring together difference cultures and support refugees and asylum seekers in the UK to develop various employability skills. El-Addo provides free workshops for eligible participants to develop sewing and designing skills, along with business management skills. The sewing co-operative aims to blend fabrics from different cultures to design clothes that depict the multicultural communities we live in here in the UK.
Announcement of mergers at the NRC AGM 2011 - 2012
The Northern Refugee Centre AGM for 2011 - 2012 took place on Monday 28 January 2013 from 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm at The Circle, in Sheffield.
Pending mergers with ARKH (Asylum Seekers and Refugees of Kingston Upon-Hull) and BAFR (Bradford Action for Refugees) were announced and these are expected to be formalised in April 2013. ARKH Chair Liz White gave a briefing on the activities of ARKH with Vikki Greenman, Operations Manager of BAFR describing the impact and need for the continued existence of BAFR's work in Bradford and beyond.
Muslim Aid visiting Women's Conversation Club
NRC hosted a visit from representatives of Muslim Aid, Thursday 14 March 2013. They were able to see for themselves how busy the advice service in Sheffield gets. They also had time to speak to Jim Steinke, NRC Chief Executive, where they discussed additional ways in which NRC and Muslim Aid might work together in the future.
Their visit coincided with the 5th anniversary celebratory event of Sheffield City of Sanctuary and they also visited the Sheffield women's conversation club where they met many women appreciative of the opportunities for language learning and general support that the club offers.
