This is my first experience of working alongside new arrivals to the UK, in an organisation that has been set up to specifically cater for your / their individual needs and aspirations. Our participants demonstrate strength and determination when faced with adversity – qualities which I admire. It has been a pleasure to meet so many people with hope, ambition, […]
Hi! I am Alaine, I have worked at New Routes before, in this same job as a Strategy, Development and Partnerships Coordinator. I have also experienced New Routes as a volunteer Mentor. I would even say that I am part of the group NR exists to support, as I have lived experience of being a migrant to this country. I […]
This is a rapidly changing situation. New Routes does not coordinate refugee resettlement or accommodation, but in response to the many enquiries we are receiving, we will endeavour to update this page with relevant information and links, as and when we are able to. Accurate as of midday on Wednesday 16th March 2022: Currently, the UK government has announced two […]
Help us give the gift of language this Christmas. This year, and starting on Giving Tuesday 2021 (30th), New Routes is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise £4000 for our free community English classes. Between Tuesday 30th November and Tuesday 7th December, all donations made on our Big Give page will be doubled by our match-funders, […]
Gee Cook joins team as Chief Executive
New Routes volunteer, Sadhia Islam, shares what joining New Routes meant to her. Growing up in Norwich I often found myself torn by my identity as a British Asian. What did this mean to me? I was defined by a term that I could not reach. I felt lost between the expectations of the culture of my roots and the […]
The murder of George Floyd in the US and the global Black Lives Matter movement have made us all at New Routes reflect on the structural racism that exists all around us. We recognise that racism exists in our communities and we are proud of what we do to combat it. But, there’s always more to be done. We commit […]
Read Norwich Integration Partnership’s services to refugees, asylum seekers and migrant communities in Norwich during the Covid-19 outbreak. Read here
Read Norwich Integration Partnership’s services to refugees, asylum seekers and migrant communities in Norwich during the Covid-19 outbreak. Read here
A few updates in light of recent developments…