We are offering safe homes in Ashbourne to refugee families, and we are supporting them in establishing their new lives.

War and persecution mean that millions of families are forced to leave their homes each year in search of safety. We want to offer refugee families the opportunity to restart their lives in our local community here in Ashbourne, in the Derbyshire Dales. 

Ashbourne Refugee Community Sponsorship (ARCS)

We are a group of passionate volunteers, working to offer safe homes in Ashbourne to refugee families.  We have now welcomed three Afghan families to Ashbourne and we are supporting them as they begin to build their new lives in our community. The British government has helped these families to leave Afghanistan. 

We are drawing on our combined strengths to help these families to navigate their way around local services, such as education and health. We are also acting as 'good neighbours', providing a warm welcome and ongoing family support   

To allow us to continue with our work, we need to raise at least £10,000 for each family. Your donation will enable us to pay for costs such as language tuition, clothing, school uniforms and much, much more. 

We are working with Citizens UK, a registered charity, who help organise communities to act together for power, social justice and the common good. 

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Email us at : arcs.group@yahoo.com 

Our new website is now live. Take a look to find out more about our work and to discover how you can get involved in helping us at   Ashbourne Refugee Community Sponsorship (arcs-refugee.org)