{"id":3283,"date":"2024-01-04T16:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement-new\/?page_id=3283"},"modified":"2025-10-20T10:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:07:26","slug":"pickwell-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/ethnically-diverse-communities-directory-of-services-for-devon-plymouth-and-torbay\/section-1-voluntary-and-community-sector-organisations\/pickwell-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickwell Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/ethnically-diverse-communities-directory-of-services-for-devon-plymouth-and-torbay\/section-1-voluntary-and-community-sector-organisations\/\">go back<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickwellfoundation.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/01\/pickwell-logo.png\" alt=\"pickwell-logo.png\" class=\"wp-image-3035\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2016, we have welcomed 7 refugee families from the MENA (Middle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East\/North Africa) region through the Government\u2019s Community Sponsorship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheme, and are looking forward to welcoming 3 more families in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recruit, train, and mentor groups to work alongside families and support them to independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>welcomed 300+ Ukrainian guests into the North Devon and Torridge districts, assigning caseworkers to support every guest and host, who can help with problem solving and signposting to additional support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>started to welcome families under the ARAP Scheme \u2013 supporting up to 18 Afghan families to our area with a full package of integration support needed. We are basing our framework around the Community Sponsorship model as it works so well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>responded to the needs of other Afghan families needing resettlement to the UK from Pakistan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>provided host and guest support for anyone offering a home to someone in the asylum process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>worked with the local authorities to design services to support any future arrivals of displaced people to the area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Website:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickwellfoundation.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.thepickwellfoundation.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone (Barnstaple office)<\/strong>:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;01271 649108<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:Minfo@thepickwellfoundation.org.uk\">info@thepickwellfoundation.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facebook:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepickwellfoundation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepickwellfoundation\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/ethnically-diverse-communities-directory-of-services-for-devon-plymouth-and-torbay\/section-1-voluntary-and-community-sector-organisations\/\">go back<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>go back Since 2016, we have welcomed 7 refugee families from the MENA (Middle East\/North Africa) region through the Government\u2019s Community Sponsorship Scheme, and are looking forward to welcoming 3 more families in the coming year. We recruit, train, and mentor groups to work alongside families and support them to independence. 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