Refugee Integration & Employment Services UK

Established 2008

Our offices

Bristol
Birmingham
Sandwell
Wolverhampton

Refugee integration policy & social impact

During the past ten years, ACH has changed from a small-scale housing provider located in inner-city Bristol to a leading provider of refugee integration and employment services for newly arrived communities in the UK.

We now employ 70 staff, work with 2,500 people per year, deliver services in the West of England and the West Midlands, and offer advice and assistance across the UK and beyond.

What this means in practice is we create a massive amount of social impact. Over the next 10 years, we plan to support a further 25,000 individuals from refugee and BAME communities towards median salary employment.

3,000+

Individuals from refugee backgrounds impacted upon – we are now a leading provider of refugee support and integration services for newly arrived communities in the UK.

70 Staff

Our staff are all experts in their respective fields, which has enabled our rapid growth to a leading provider of refugee resettlement and integration services in Bristol and the West Midlands.

#rethinkingrefugee

Our #rethinkingrefugee work challenges stereotypes and establishes individuals with more resilience into the places where they live, supporting people to find employment and become part of an inclusive city.

Our vision

Our vision is for all refugees coming to the UK to be successfully integrated into our society.

Our mission

To support the settlement and resettlement needs of refugees to develop their independence and equip them with the skills they need to gain sustainable employment in the UK.

To promote the positive contribution that refugees can have on our local communities.

To be a nationally recognised leader in the refugee sector, driving change and transforming lives through the dedication and unique expertise of our staff.

To collaborate with partners who share our vision for refugee integration.

Our services

Refugee accommodation

We provide an accommodation-based model of integration support delivered in Birmingham, Bristol and Wolverhampton to over 700 individuals each year.

Refugee & BAME training

Himilo, our training subsidiary, provides training and employment services to some 2,500 individuals per year through its SEESI (first language building resilience and agency), Pre-Ignite (transitioning into successful UK employment) and Ignite (employer/ employee skills gap solution services) programs.

Research and consultancy

ACH is established as a research practitioner informing policy through practice, bringing the lived experience of 3,000 individuals and their communities to date into policy design.

ACH (@ACHintegrates)

Want to read more about forced migration? 📚 The Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration is a free to access journal with contributions from students, researchers, academics, volunteers, activists, artists, as well as those displaced themselves... https://t.co/kgI3GpWQhK

3 Jan 2020, 16:01

ACH (@ACHintegrates)

'...no matter what your background is, or what you have been through, or religion, or culture. As long as you believe and dream big, it should be possible. I think I show that with my actions.' #rethinkingrefugee https://t.co/WpdCrBiotS

3 Jan 2020, 15:01

ACH (@ACHintegrates)

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3 Jan 2020, 14:53