PAFRAS (Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers)
Contact details
PAFRAS (Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers)
St Aidan’s Community Hall
Elford Place West, off Roundhay Road
Leeds
LS8 5QD
Public phone: 0113 262 2163
Email: info@pafras.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.pafras.org.uk
General information
Service offered: PAFRAS drop-in (Wednesday, 9:45-11:30 at St Aidan's Church Hall, Elford Place West (off Roundhay Road), Harehills, Leeds, LS8 5QD ) - Breakfast, hot drinks and a hot meal for lunch. Specialist casework, mental health assessments, GP registration, HIV testing and support. and other services. Food parcels and toiletries for destitute asylum seekers only. PAFRAS provides specialist casework and mental health support, with a focus on destitution. PAFRAS can support you if you are at risk of becoming homeless, if your asylum support is ending or if your asylum claim has been refused and your solicitor has closed your file. They can also provide mental health assessments and referrals into specialist mental health services. PAFRAS also has a service especially for young asylum seekers aged 16-24 years old. We can support you if the Home Office does not believe your age, if you are at risk of becoming homeless or if your asylum claim has been refused and your solicitor has closed your file. We can also support with mental health and wellbeing.
Target group: Asylum seekers who have no recourse to public funds, who are homeless.
Area served: Leeds and surrounding areas.
How to contact: PAFRAS drop-in (Wednesday, 9:45-11:30 at St Aidan's Church Hall, Elford Place West (off Roundhay Road), Harehills, Leeds, LS8 5QD ). Or call the office on 0113 2622163.
Availability
Monday: Please Phone/Email for further information
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Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
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Other information
Languages other than English: Access to interpreters.
Charity number: 1120950
Year established: 2003
Staffing:
Public transport: Buses 12, 13 to Roundhay Road.
Record last checked: 25 May 2023