Most of our services are accessed on a drop-in basis and at the very heart of what we do has its foundation in friendship and welcome. The centre is
open from Monday to Friday, providing tea,
coffee and a place to meet.
Immigration Advice & General Casework.
We provide Asylum advice at OISC level 3 as
well as referral to other organisations and solicitors.
General casework. We help with housing problems,
missed NASS payments, accessing GPs and other situations which might arise
Clothing. We provide free
second-hand clothing for refugees and asylum seekers.
See leaflet on clothing
Furniture. We provide free, second-hand furniture and other essential household goods to refugees. See leaflet on furniture
English Classes. We provide ESOL at ALM through our
volunteers classes and refer people to other providers, such as Liverpool Community College.
Weekly English classes are also held at Merseyside Network for change (more information)
Destitution support. We have a limited budget
for meeting emergency needs of asylum seekers
and refugees. Read more about destitution support
Social Support. We have a series of Well Being
programmes which include Healthy Eating and
Cooking, Allotments and Gardening, Oral
Hygiene sessions and Bike repair. See leaflet on wellbeing of asylum seekers
Food and cooking. More details on food events
Social Events. We hold social events for occasions
such as Refugee Week, Eid, Christmas and
Newroz, trips and visits, table tennis and bar football in the centre
 Allotments and Gardening (ALM won a Groundwork Merseyside Environmental Award in 2007) (more details) and watch the video
Bike repair and refurbishment and lottory (more details)
Speakers. We can provide speakers and materials on refugee issues including our destitution roadshow
Visits to the centre from schools, faith groups and other organisations are actively encouraged as this brings people into contact with Asylum Seekers, dispeling many of the myths about this group of people.
More details on social programmes and events can be found on the news and events page
All our services are free and confidential. We aim
to create a friendly environment for asylum
seekers and refugees of all faiths and cultures.
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