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In Autumn 2021, the staff in RBHSC Emergency Department noticed a rise in children attending the department who were recently arrived to the Greater Belfast area and were living in temporary accomodation. Some children were not dressed for the cold temperatures and others had limited access to services because of their recent arrival status. The staff wanted to provide emergency supplies in a practical manner and created "Welcome packs" for these children and supplied them to new arrivals who attended ED. They partnered with Friends of Africa, a local development charity, to help with funding and have now provided more than 50 welcome packs. Packs include essential toiletries, basic clothes and some toys. As demand continues to be high we now seek to raise more money to continue to supply these welcome packs so that children and their families arriving here know we support them and want to help them to transition to life in a new place.