Exeter Community Lottery results are in! 👏 A winning ticket is potentially a week away. If you haven't signed up yet visit our page - 🔗 www.exetercommunitylottery.co.uk/support/refu... Thank you for your support! ❤️

⏰We've got less than 24 hours left to reach 100 new regular supporters this June. With growing uncertainty around refugee rights and increasing pressure on the organisations that support them, we calling on our community for help. Just £5 a month goes a long way. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Catch our Immigration Advice Manager, Alex, and Trustee, Shehany, on ITV News West Country this evening at 6pm. 📽 Celebrating @refugeeweek.bsky.social and 25 years of Refugee Support Devon! 💚

Wonderful to spend the morning with @refugeesupportdev.bsky.social as part of #RefugeeWeek. Listening, learning and considering ways to support - particularly through Honeyscribe (www.honeyscribe.org) who are doing great connection work currently in North Devon and Exmouth. #TogetherWithRefugees

💚 We're delighted to donate some laptops from Exeter Green Party members to our friends at Refugee Support Devon to mark the start of Refugee Week. 🙏 More are urgently needed. If you have a spare/unused laptop please contact @refugeesupportdev.bsky.social 💕 Refugees Welcome here

Can you believe it? @refugeeweek.bsky.social is next week! 😊 Have you got your tickets yet? Find out more information and book here: 🔗 linktr.ee/rsdevon

We had a brilliant weekend at @exerespect.bsky.social 💚 Thanks so much to everyone who came over to our stall and said hello ☺️ A wonderful weekend as always celebrating Exeter's diversity and multiculturalism! ✨ See you at the next one!

Hear from Ali and Lila about what 'Courage' means to them ahead of @refugeeweek.bsky.social. 💚 🔗 www.instagram.com/p/DZMpXOoiJz...

This is such a great organisation. Do support them if you are able.

This Refugee Week, we are coming together. 🤝 Help us reach 100 new monthly donors this June & provide much-needed stability for refugees and people seeking asylum in Devon. Just £5 a month - a little more than the cost of a coffee ☕ - can make a real difference. 🔗 actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Have you heard?! We’re taking over Phonic FM for @refugeeweek.bsky.social 📻 Members of our Advisory Panel will be joining The Respect Show to share their favourite tunes from across the 🌍 and talk about what this year’s Refugee Week theme, Courage, means to them. Get it in your diary and tune in! 🎶

We’re excited to be part of Reclaim the Stage at Reclaim Festival, rounding of @refugeeweek.bsky.social in Exeter on 20th June at 4pm at the Barnfield Theatre. ✨ Join us for an evening of music and dance from across the globe. ❤️ Find out more and book tickets: exeternorthcott.co.uk/events/recla...

Step behind the scenes at Refugee Support Devon 👀 This Refugee Week, join us for an exclusive tour of where it all happens, meet the team behind RSD! 📍 Tours at 10am & 2pm 🎟️ Limited tickets available ✅ Booking required 🔗 Book here: linktr.ee/rsdevon

Join us this Refugee Week for a screening of 'Everybody to Kenmure Street' at Exeter Phoenix - a powerful film about solidarity and community action. Followed by a Q&A on community action in Exeter and standing with refugees locally. 🎟️ Book now: exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/every...

Yep, that's right. It's one month today until we kick off #RefugeeWeek in Exeter. 🎉 🔗 Click here to find out what we've got planned and book your tickets today: www.refugeesupportdevon.org.uk/news/just-dr... We can't wait to celebrate with you! @refugeeweek.bsky.social

Refugee Support Devon will be marching @exeterpride.bsky.social this weekend 🌈 Look out for the Refugee Support Devon banner and join us in being part of a community that believes everyone deserves safety, dignity, and compassion 💖

A small box, packed with a warm, Devon welcome 🧡 Outreach Southwest and Refugee Support Devon have come together to create “welcome packs” for newly arrived women and families - supporting them through those crucial first days with essential food, toiletries, and everyday basics.

You can help increase Refugee Support Devon’s entries into easyfundraising’s giveaway to win one of two £1,000 donations – every new supporter who joins is an entry! Sign up before midnight 3rd May, it’ll only take two minutes: join.easyfundraising.org.uk/refugee-supp...

Hundreds of charities, communities & faith groups have come together for A Million Acts of Hope - bringing hope into the open. Refugee Support Devon is proud to be part of it, as we see every day the power of people showing up 🤝 Find out more & get involved: millionactsofhope.org

Members of our community will be cooking this Saturday at Park Life Heavitree for another acclaimed Lunch 4 Life celebration meal - and this time it's Colombian and African themed! 🎉 Get your tickets now! 🔗 parklifeheavitree.org.uk/event/lunch-...

If you become our supporter on easyfundraising.org.uk, you'll raise free funds for Refugee Support Devon simply by shopping online. 🛍️ And if you join by Sunday, you can help us WIN 1 of 8 £250 donation prizes in easyfundraising's giveaway! 🙌 Sign up now 🔗: l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...

Did you spot this in the Exeter Lush store in Princesshay? ☺ www.instagram.com/reel/DXJV0o2...

👉 Finance pro with a passion for a good cause? Refugee Support Devon is looking for a Treasurer! No trustee experience needed - full support provided. ⏰: Apply by 5pm, Fri 1st May 2026 🔗: www.refugeesupportdevon.org.uk/donate/worki...

On Saturday, we joined orgs from across Devon to oppose far right and anti immigration rhetoric and say loud and clear: 'Exeter is for Everyone'. 💚 Tash shared a little bit about what this meant for Refugee Support Devon following our recent trip to Parliament! 👇 www.instagram.com/reel/DW38_ij...

3 weeks ago we joined @citizensuk.org, @praxisprojects.bsky.social & others to advocate for our clients in Parliament. This Saturday, stand with us at home in Devon. Say no to hate. Yes to solidarity. Exeter is for Everyone. 🗓️ 4 April, 10am 📍 Bedford Square 🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DWlPru-...

The Fun A Day 2026 Community Exhibition is this weekend at Positive Light Project! 🎨 Our volunteer June will be sharing her crocheted heart wreath made for Refugee Support Devon 💚 - one heart each day in February. Free entry, all welcome: Sat 11 -4 | Sun 12-4 Come celebrate creativity in Exeter ⭐

We’re excited to be attending the Exeter Volunteer Fair on the 23rd of April at Exeter Cathedral! 🎉 Learn how your skills and passion can support local causes. 🔗 Book your free place via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exeters-la...

Our community garden team has been hard at work building our new polytunnel, and it’s finally ready! 🌱 Now that it’s up, we can start filling it with lots of wonderful fruit and veg to grow and enjoy. A huge thank you to our brilliant volunteers and clients who worked together to get it built. 💚

Yesterday we joined organisations from across the country in Westminster for a mass lobby for migrant rights. We met Devon MPs in Parliament to share our concerns about the proposed earned settlement immigration system. From Devon to Westminster: Refugees are welcome here. 💚

WE’RE GOING TO PARLIAMENT 📣 Next week, Wednesday 11 March, we’ll be joining organisations from across the country - including @praxisprojects.bsky.social - for a mass lobby in Westminster. 👉 Want to join us? Find out more and sign up: www.praxis.org.uk/mass-lobby-information

This week marked four years since the invasion of Ukraine. Anna's story was featured on BBC Spotlight last year. We are proud to have supported Anna in rebuilding her life - and that of her daughter - here in Devon, re-entering her medical profession in the UK. 🩺 🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DVQeT58...

Earlier this month, our Education for Integration Coordinator, Rebecca, attended the South West ESOL Conference. It was a fantastic day of sharing knowledge and connecting with colleagues from across the region to strengthen support for ESOL learners. 💥 Thank you to the South West Councils team. 💚

Recent anti-immigration rhetoric in the UK and Devon directly impacts the people we support. We spoke to people seeking asylum living in contingency hotel accommodation - this is one response. Solidarity is a verb. We’ll continue advocating for refugees and people seeking asylum in Devon. 💚

The conversation about housing is all wrong. For decades, governments haven’t built enough social homes. People are struggling. Yet refugees get blamed. Our new video flips the narrative and focuses on the real issue. Watch it. Share it. Let’s change the conversation.

Ramadan Mubarak 🌙 Wishing a peaceful and blessed Ramadan to all members of our community who are observing this month. May this Ramadan bring you and your loved ones peace, good health, reflection and joy. From all of us at Refugee Support Devon, Ramadan Mubarak. ✨

Gong Xi Fa Cai 🎊 Wishing a very Happy Lunar New Year to our clients, supporters and community members who are celebrating. From all of us at Refugee Support Devon - may the year ahead bring you joy, good health and success. 💚✨

Our incredible @easyfundraising.bsky.social community has raised £123.93 for Refugee Support Devon this Donation Day - thank you so much! 💚 🛍 Sign up for free, and we'll receive free donations when you shop online, at no extra cost to you: join.easyfundraising.org.uk/refugee-supp...

We are ordinary people standing side by side with our neighbours - as we always will be, and as we have been for over twenty years. 🧡 Click that follow button to support grassroots, community action in Devon. Pictured: Some of our volunteers at last week’s volunteer community dinner.

📅 Tuesday 3rd March | ⏰ 7pm Exeter’s Papermaking History – Talk & Exhibition Discover the fascinating story of Exeter’s historic paper mills at this special talk and exhibition✨ More info: www.globalcentredevon.org.uk/events/exete... #ExeterHistory #ExeterEvents #LocalHistory

Meet our Community Garden Volunteers 🌿 Last week the team planned the year ahead: a new polytunnel (thanks to a grant from the Swan Mountain Trust!), a Refugee Week BBQ, and day trips for asylum seekers living in contingency hotel accommodation. Lots to look forward to - follow along for updates!

Help needed 📣 Asylum seekers in Devon urgently need laptops to continue their studies and access vital support services. 💻 Do you have a laptop that’s no longer in use but still in good working condition? Donations can be dropped off at Exeter Community Centre, 17 St Davids Hill, Exeter, EX4 3RG.

'Our Side of the Story' Created by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group and Stand & Be Counted Theatre, this short film features people with lived experience of asylum hotels. The group is supported by us, and the film presents a spoken version of a statement they shared a few months ago.

Dance Against Racism - Let’s Move for Unity! 📍 Where: Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter 🗓 When: Sat 28 Feb Groove to worldwide sounds while raising funds for @refugeesupportdev.bsky.social ✨ exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/dance... #ExeterPhoenix #DevonEvents #ExeterEvents #DAR #Exeter

Help us win £1000 💸 to support asylum seekers and refugees in Devon. Nominate us below - it takes just two minutes. 🌟 Thank you! 🙏 movementforgood.com/draws/1000?c...

What are you doing on Saturday? 🤔 Joining us to oppose hate and division in Devon? Right answer 🙌 Share the event below with friends and family and lets show up for a community rooted in compassion and kindness, and in solidarity with people seeking safety in Devon. 💚

Brilliant news: We smashed our winter appeal target 🎉 Our community showed up, proving that Devon is a place of compassion and welcome. Thank you for your support - it all made a difference. 🙏 🗞️ Stay connected with us in 2026: refugeesupportdevon.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

🌟 Help us get 2026 off to a great start for Refugee Support Devon by signing up to support us on #easyfundraising. Your online shopping turns into free cashback for us. Plus, once you've reached your first £5, #easyfundrasing will double it! 🔗 join.easyfundraising.org.uk/refugee-supp...

⏳ Just 3 days left! We’re so close to reaching our target for our winter appeal. 🎯 If you’ve been meaning to donate but not yet got round to it - now’s the moment. Every pound and penny counts! Help us start 2026 strong. 👉 Support or share the appeal here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/our-commun...

Meet Leila 👋 a volunteer at Refugee Support Devon, where she helps run our weekly Drop-in Support sessions. She shares a message from one of our clients in Persian. Donate to our Xmas appeal today to help us continue to be a lifeline to refugees in Devon. 💚 🔗 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/our-commun...

1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety. Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...