Hostility isn't working - and everyone can see it. Government after Government has tried making the asylum system crueller, and left it more broken than ever. But there's a better way. With 200+ refugee orgs, we've sent Andy Burnham a blueprint for a system based in both evidence and welcome.

75 years ago, the world made a promise. The Refugee Convention was created in the aftermath of war to ensure that people fleeing persecution could find protection, safety, and dignity. For 75 years, it has saved lives across the world. Today, this promise is under attack. 1/3

Today is the 75th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention. To mark this anniversary, we're sharing the remarkable story of how Lord Alf Dubs escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport at just six years old.

📢 Could you join team Boaz and use your skills to make a real difference in the lives of people seeking safety in the UK? We’re recruiting for three new roles at the moment - two in fundraising and one in our housing team. Visit boaztrust.org.uk/jobs to download the job profiles and apply 😊

🏡 A good home needs to be looked after properly. That's why we need a Property Assistant to keep our homes across Greater Manchester safe, working well, and welcoming for the people who live there 🔗 boaztrust.org.uk/pages/property-assistant 🧵1/3

Someone new was able to move into a Boaz house recently! 😊🏡 We hope that this can be a place of stability and safety where they can recover from their experience of destitution and begin to rebuild their life 🧡 #EndDestitution

Today we’re joining with 218 other organisations to call on the new Prime Minister to bring an end to divisive, hostile politics. For too long people seeking safety have been unfairly blamed for wider social and economic challenges. Now is the time to draw a clear line under this approach. 🧵1/2

Where are we now on earned settlement? - With Starmer resigning and Burnham preparing to take the reins, a change of leadership is a chance to change direction. - 200,000 ppl responded to the public consultation on earned settlement, and 500 travelled to Parliament in March to lobby their MPs.

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU)@gmiau.bsky.social · 3w ago

The government is under pressure. There’s still time to stop “earned settlement”. Write to your MP today to ask them to speak up for our communities. To find out how to use this digital postcard or write to your MP another way, read our blog: gmiau.org/write-to-you...

We have just posted our first request on the @acts435.bsky.social platform for someone we’ve been supporting who is in need of a dining table and chairs. Please read their story, and consider donating towards this if you can 🧡 www.acts435.org.uk/give/R69367/ 🧵1/3

📢 We are on the lookout for an Advocacy Volunteer who can help us to expand our advocacy and influencing work - could it be you? 😊We're looking for somebody who could join us one day a week, ideally for at least a 3-month period. 🧵1/3

⏰ There’s still time to nominate Boaz to be in with a chance of winning £5,000 as part of the Benefact Group’s community prize draw. It takes less than 60 seconds and would allow us to support even more people facing homelessness after seeking safety in the UK 🧡⬇️

Great to see Boaz, and the Restricted Eligibility Support Service we deliver in partnership with the @boothcentre.bsky.social and @gmiau.bsky.social, featured in IPPR's new report on immigration status and homelessness ⬇️

Institute for Public Policy Research@ippr.org · 2mo ago

As IPPR researcher Amreen Qureshi explains, housing and support are too often not in place before asylum accommodation ends. Read the full report, Closing the gaps: Immigration status and homelessness 👇 www.ippr.org/articles/clo...

So good to see someone new move into one of our houses recently! 😊 Also, big thank you to St Philips Chapel Street for putting together the bags of hope that help welcome people to their new home 🏡

📢 You can raise free donations for Boaz Trust every time you shop online. Over 8,000 retailers will donate, including all the big names like John Lewis & Partners, BT, Argos, Just Eat, Uswitch and many more! 🔗 easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/theboaztrust 🧵1/2

You spend, brands donate to Boaz Trust.

Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.

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Got a spare 60 seconds today? ⌛ By clicking the link below, you can nominate Boaz to be in with a chance of winning £5000 in the Benefact Group's community prize draw 😊⬇️

Nominate now! - Movement for Good awards

We could receive a £5,000 donation with your help through the Movement for Good Draw.

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At Boaz, we’ve been reflecting on our work over the past 12 months, and have been so encouraged that from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, we were able to work with over 800 people! 🏡🧡

We've recently started partnering with @acts435.bsky.social to connect the specific needs of people we're supporting with generous donors who want to chip in to help. You can read more about the amazing work of Acts 435 below 😊⬇️

Acts 435@acts435.bsky.social · 2mo ago

✨ When someone gives a gift out of kindness and not obligation it's becomes a powerful gesture. Recently Acts 435 donors helped a family with the cost of a sofa as they looked to start over in the UK, after fleeing violence. 👉Read here: www.acts435.org.uk/our-impact/t... #RefugeeWeek #Generosity

📢 Our 2025-26 Impact Report has landed - just in time for #RefugeeWeek! 🧡📮 www.boaztrust.org.uk/articles/our...

Our 2025-26 Impact Report is here!

Everyone deserves safety, dignity and a home.

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“Courage calls to courage everywhere.” - Millicent Fawcett, a suffragist, pioneering feminist and union leader who campaigned for women's right to vote. This year's #RefugeeWeek theme of courage feels particularly relevant ⬇️ 🧵1/4

This #RefugeeWeek, and every week, we are championing welcome, solidarity and hospitality. We stand #WithRefugees 🧡 #Courage #RefugeeWeek2026 #HospitalityNotHostility @refugeeweek.bsky.social

A man was seriously injured in a horrific knife attack in Belfast. The violence he experienced was shocking and inexcusable. Since then, homes have been set alight, families have been forced to flee, and people have been targeted because of their race or where they come from.

No tragedy should be exploited to justify racist violence. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home and neighbourhood. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by Monday's horrific stabbing, and with the migrant, refugee and minoritised communities targeted by the subsequent violence in Belfast.

Within 3 months of moving into a Boaz house for women with refugee status, Halima* had secured a job as a Nursing Assistant. She has since moved on positively from Boaz. This is what can happen when people have the headspace and security that comes from stable accommodation 🏡

⏰ There’s still time to apply to be our new Property Maintenance Assistant! 🔨🏡 The deadline is coming up on Friday 12th June - find out more about the role and apply by visiting boaztrust.org.uk/pages/property-maintenance-assistant

Great to see another new room ready for someone to move into soon! 🧡🔑 While it’s so important to be able to continue offering people experiencing homelessness the safety and stability of a room in a Boaz house, it’s equally important to see people moving on from Boaz into their own homes.

This year’s Refugee Week is marking courage and everyone is invited to explore what that means for them ✨ Take part by choosing a simple act or by attending a Refugee Week event near you. To find out how to get involved and what’s on in your area, visit refugeeweek.org.uk 🧡

📢 Do you have an old (but working) TV you no longer use? Could you donate it to Boaz for one of our houses? 📺 Ideally, we’d be looking for smart TVs. Get in touch with us on engage@boaztrust.org.uk if you have a TV you’d like to donate 😊

📢 We're recruiting for a Lead Support Worker ⬇️ This role ensures that people who have been refused asylum are supported throughout their time in Boaz housing: from being referred, to moving in, to moving on from Boaz (our accommodation is temporary & usually provided for up to 12 months). 🧵1/4

Our May news email went out earlier this week to those on our mailing list 📧 If you didn’t receive it, but would like to hear the latest news, stories, policy updates and opportunities to get involved with Boaz, you can sign up here 🔗 boaztrust.org.uk/stayintouch

“For me, the biggest change was having my space, you know, a space where you can sit, relax, think. And it gave me time to focus my energy on getting employment. I moved in in August and by November, I had full time employment. That was the biggest change.” - Halima*