Aid Box Community

Our Activity Groups provide safe spaces where refugees and people seeking asylum can come together to learn new skills, be active, foster community, and take care of their wellbeing. We offer regular women's, men's and mixed activity and sports groups.

Regular groups (weekly) include Women's Group, Women's Swimming (waiting list), and Men's Football. Temporary and one-off groups & programmes include Cookery, Women's Multi-sports, and Gardening. Through-out the year we run day trips in and around Bristol.

How to access

For women's activity groups, temporary programmes and day trips please message Sara on +44 7360606156 or email on sara@aidboxcommunity.co.uk.

For men's groups please message Jesse on +44 7492197372 or email on jesse@aidboxcommunity.co.uk.

A befriending programme connecting people to alleviate isolation and grow friendship.

Alleviating isolation, building friendships and creating communities of support. So far, we have connected over 200 people for friendship. This supported 10-week program will introduce you to a new friend. You will be in touch via the phone whilst you build your connection and we will be in regular touch through-out.

How to access

Complete the referral form on our website: https://airtable.com/appYGupMlStcNMsjm/shrXNBYAGhWByHotw

Funding of up to £500 for people in crisis where all other avenues have been explored.

ABC has a small pot of money for people who meet the criteria below and this can be applied up to a maximum of £500. Once the application has been made it will be considered by our crisis fund team and the referral partner will be notified of the outcome. At this point ABC may take the steps needed or we may ask the referrer to do so. Please make sure you give as much detail as possible and manage expectations as we predict that there will be a large number of referrals.

Examples of successful applications include:

• Shoes for street homeless person £35 
• Prescription glasses £98 
• Train ticket to medical appointment £24 
• Contribution to legal fees £500 
• Bike trailer for family with 2 children with disabilities £200 
• Leg braces for service user with arthritic knees £12 

How to access

Referral only. Referral partners: BRASP.

To access the ABC Crisis Fund these criteria must be met: 

• The person must be a refugee, asylum seeker/refused asylum seeker/deemed inadmissible 
• In crisis and in need of emergency support 
• Are unable to access this support elsewhere 
• Without this support their mental/physical health or asylum claim will be adversely impacted 

In our Free Shop asylum seekers and new refugees can shop for any basic living items they are in need of with dignity and choice. Items include clothes, shoes, toiletries, household items, food, and other essentials. Within our shop, we have a Hub where we provide a warm welcome; inform newcomers on what other services and organisations are available to them; and simply sit for a chat for those that want to see a friendly face.

Guide to services available to refugees & people seeking asylum in Bristol, translated into multiple languages.

To select a different language, there is a drop down menu on the top right of the page.

At Aid Box Community we have a range of well-supported volunteering opportunities that help us support our services. Volunteering opportunities include a weekly shift in our Free Shop, helping at our groups, becoming a connection friend, and supporting fundraising opportunities and events.