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la DARulNfirot4 ASSlJTANCb FOR P,EFU(>EES CHARITY NUMBER 1170986 ANNUAL REPORT 2023 FRAN WOOD CEO

Annual A•portto th• DAR Bo#rd ofTrutte•s Thlsyear has been marked by a si8nlficant ￿rIOd of transltlon for u5. Th• Truste￿ unanlmousjy dècided to tevlew and ￿$trUctUre DAR. W• actlvely sou8ht new Trustees and, speclflcalty, a Chalr. We are pleased to welcome the follow1niTrus￿S toJoln our exlsting Board. friona Hu(Jaiestan Dr Ha5san Elsè Dlane Toner Dr Peter M¢ek Dr Peter Meek weg elected as our Chalr of th• Board, allowlng me to focus more on the oppratlonal aspacts of DAR and my role as CEO. The N8tk)n•lltl•s and Borders Act, passed In 2022, and the Illegal Mlgratlon Act in July 2023 have cast a shadow ovtrthe Unlversal Declaratlon of Human Rlght5. We are wltne551ng the repeTcusslons of dovis￿ sound bltes and thetorlc, lèadln8 to Incrèased dlvlslon and hate crime In our communltl¢s. Dèsplte these challenges, we conslderourselvesfortunateto stlll be able to weleome and eonne¢t wlth people from around the world who have faced $58nlflc8nt hardshlp$ and had to leave their homes. Throutsut the year, there ha5 been 8 ¥rowln8 Interest among our sanctuary seekers to en8¥8e In Volutiteer WO￿ with us, brln8lng a fresh dynamlc tD our operatlon$. Thls refiètts th• outstandlni eTf0175 OT Our￿lI￿nteers In wèieoming newry arrivea sanctuayy seeKers, provioin8 support ounn8 tne prolonged and challengln8 waltlng period marked by uncertalnty and anxlety. Recelvln8 dttlslons from the Home offi￿ Inltlates a flurry of paperwork and more, dependlng on the nature of the det151on. Our mentor5 work Incredlbly hard throuohout thls process, guidlng ond supporting our asvlum seekers. The Impact ourmentDrs have on the Ilves of asvlum se•kets and retu￿e$l5 hard to measure so I wlll let the asylum seekers Say It. .1 wlsh that one day I wlll return all the goo(1 and ￿autIfUl thlngs you h3vé dono for nw f4milv_ L￿k¥ to have * frlend Ilke vou., "Sh• organls4d all my hospttal vlslts and got me 8roc¢rles wh•h I was Ill" artky for the love and ¢are you showed to me and my dauthte hlle we were In all the Problems, $4dnes5 and emotlons we experlenced In our own countryi you became è big brother and a 51ster to us. YOLS have allevlatsd our palnp you have solved our problems. Th$t's why we can't thank you enou8h" ..Our m•ntor iupported the through various admlnlrtratlve procews. Includlng openlTrx a bank a¢eount, applying for thlld 8enetlt and Un￿ersal Credit, scheduling myfirst Job Centre ppolntment, and attendlng my initial munidpal assistsncè appolntme+)t.' There are so many expresslons of gratitude but it is clearthe lastlng Impact Is that our re￿geeS want to be part of our team and are becomlng mentors themselvés.

vurTunoraising Team secureo a Bpnerous gr3nT Trom ie5CO'S LOMMUn￿ tsrants wnKn XICK Starteu our football tearn. FLtrthermore they secured a grant from Sport England enabling us to expand our sportln8 attjvltles, beyond ourvlbrdnt footh811 team to Include b￿n% ke¢p fit and pllates .1 am very grateful to be part of this project. I havÈ been partol thls team for almost two year5 now anu I nave ièameo a lot ano maoe many new Trienas... I havè be6n re¢eivln8 bo)dn6 seJslons slnc• January 2023. It has been a 8reat opportunlty to Integratè wlth soclety. It helped me make p051tlve change5 In my Ilfestyle. However. the most interestln8 part of the boxln8 club Is the klndness of the stèff. Th¢y are protsssl¢xwl and frlendlv. I thlnk that ￿ Is a fami￿ ratherthan a boxirw club." "I couldn't slt down and cross my le85 two weeks a80,. I was too Inflexlble. Now I can slt on the floor and play w￿h my daughter vlth my leas crossed thqnksto pllates.. The Sth001's Orlentstlon pro8ram ha5 evolved Into the"Gulde to Incluslve Pract1¢¢ forWekomln8 and Supportlng EAL Learner5.' Thls documen¢ crafted byAllson Holland In ¢ollibor¥tlon wlth ¥riin8ton schools, uoriin8¢on uorougn Louncji, UAN ￿unteerS, 15 aireaay pein6 Impiemenieo by schools. To compllment thls we are In the early staBes of an 1ftterp￿ter scherne we are offerlni to schoc•Fs and or8anlJ411on$ In Darlln8ton. Our Language team has worked wlth In(IlYlduals throu8h onllne lemons, fJcevtrfb¢econversatlon classes whl¢h are becomlng Increaslngty more p)pular, ¥nd our drotrln sessions. aen V￿r. generosity or Lamiei Loiie6e stuoents ana parents ovenyneims us. 04t Lnristmas, we recelved elghty wonderful hamp¢r5 for dlstrlbutlon to our famllles. Thanks to generous donatlons from the people of Darlln8ton, we were able to provlde #lft biy for every sIn￿e sanctuary seeker In Darlln8toft. The dedlc4tlon of the Mentor and Fundra151tw teams In 50rt1n8, packln& and labellin4 thè Ift ba￿ wai trulv Impres51v&. Uur trunaraising tèam ¢onrinues to organise a wonaerTUI uuix nignt wnicn Is becomini a tfdQrti(m. In athlltlon to hostlnR enJoyablg ovpnts. th• tèam haÉ $uc¢essfvlly se¢Ltrd gr•nts from the County L￿rhaM Communlty Fund and the Communlty Grant Fund and the New Arrlvals Pathway Grant from the North East Mlgratlon Partnership INEMPI. These grants enable us to support new arrfvèls wlth baslc foodstuffs, tolletrl•s and Informatlon about IlvIr￿ Sn DarflnAton. Our collaboratlon wlth D•dlngton Borough Councll'5 Refugee support ènd housin8 teams, MÉARS weltsre offlctrrs, the Job Centre. the Brltlsh Red Cross. and Justlce Flrst has enhantd th• cl•rlty and usefulress of support and advlce provlded to sanctuary Seekers and refugees. It Is h•art•nln8 to wltness the Ukrnlnl•n communlty 8rowlng ènd settlln8 In Darfiwon. maklng valuable contTlbutlons to sehools and othervoluntary organlzatlon& We are always pleased to s•0 refu8ees tlour15hlng In thelr Ilves here. I would Ilke tothank SalFy Forth for her Incredlble Work wlth OAR. Sally w4$ one of the fouMd¢r memb•rs of DAR. She made a polnt of 8ettln8 to know all of the Syrtgn famllles and qulckty be￿ffle Tneir'go to-. person. >aiys passion ror cycling meant rnat sne wa5 aDie ro wiiert QOnat￿ DIKes, tix them. store them In her cellaF lalong wlth a bllnd pheasantll and di5trfbute them to anyone whD needed one. Salty Is the sort of person who wlll do what Is needed. She Teglstered u5 3 charlty and vrfhen wè needed a Treasurer Sally was there. albeSt rèluctantly. She was a Mentor and part ot the L¥nwaRe team, tsklnR on seviral lamllies at a tlme. hjs bÈen the most EDnsi5tent person I

know, always dependable and honest but most of all full of optlmSsm and hL¢mour. The last few Yea￿ have been difflcutt and thls makes me even more 8rateftJl for Sally's help. Wé bld her farewell from the Trustee Board so that she Can do more of what she loves. Thank you Sally Forth. Fran Wwd CEO Marth 2024 Som• Intrndn8lacts •nd figur•s to look at •lonq wlth th• followlw •pp•ndlc•J ¥Ah •ff•mpt t• ¢aptur• some of whatwe do In numb•r& IOIX) £ gfven to Ju5tl¢e Flrst 971 hours of contact by 30 Mentors 960 htyjrs of En8113h lan6ua8e tultlon 700 £ ralsed by the Fundrdlsln8 team £ ralg•d by DAR Lottery asylLtm s•ekers b•ln8 5UPPOrted IOZ hours of drop In ICQ volunteers blcv¢les requèJt•d and dlstrlbLrted asylum seekers 4lv•n l•v¢ to remaln 30 mentors 20 larydua8e tutors 18 av•rag• attendancè * drop In 18 tsmllles re￿VIn8 regular lan8uage toachln8 18 blvffjles don•ted frtNn Sustrans 11 Drop In team Execirtlve team Tru#ee5 Fundralsinl team Secretary

Appendlx I Tlbn• spentwlth Refw• and Asylum5eeker Households 2023 . HHl+louss Int4Yrtions AGyl¥m S••k•Ys 1041 152 225 1418 24 14 25 22 729 152 li Mos TOTAL 971 Appendlx 2 Asylum Seeker5.' Reason for Interactlon 5c(lal Inform)tlon Welfjre Check fte¥ltwlni Oocuments khool L4050n iywii• Travel to ApooInt￿nt Medlc•l Er4llsh Lèsson LE•*•I M•dlc41 Qu4ry Soclftl Food Makln8AppDlntmènt Houslng Query Voluntevwork Social ExerLige [• Medical Emer8e%iLy 0% Isx 20% 25% 30%

Appendlx 3 Refugees- Reason for Interaction Houslrtg QuÈry Tra¥pl to AppolntmeDt Hou5in8 Èmer8enry Medical Clufjry Sotlal Exerclse *wln8 Documwts Socbl Fottd MaklnA Appolntm4nt Welfare Check hool Llason Homèwètk Help Medkal I 5% 1016 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Appendi¥ 4 HMO.. Reason for Interaction 5oelal Othèr offle￿rk Help ousln8 Query Reviewln8 Oocuments med1￿1 Quevy Vdunteerwork Makln¢AppointmeTht Madical ra ni1I5h Le$50n 591 io% 15% 15% Appendlx 5 Drwb In •tt•ndAttc• I ChMdr•n '416 IXA .iL8 l justlcoflrst 51 0.6

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(HARIIY COMMISSION FOR E￿[AND ANDWALES D3Flington Asslstancè tor RefugÈè$ 1170986 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• period from To 1112023 31112r2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•strlcted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total fund• Last year to Ihe nearest to thè M￿r￿te tothe hearest£ to th• h•arest£ iothe neavest£ A1 Roc•ipt• Oonotions FUndr￿￿n Dan8bon8 bikns for Ukrainiqm Inler4St 12,967 7,713 11.e89 6,682 1.589 7,713 700 25 1.000 Dontition¥ l¢x u¥• of Ukr•inlano Gr4ntfr4m Rvundt•bl•- Ukrainian Hub ChriGtma8 T•Bco lootsall Global givlng- running ¢08ts Global tsiwn9- B ESC Lottory Fiind 300 300 i.ooo 3.998 1.028 14,872 2.044 5,000 3,908 1,028 14.872 2,044 6,000 Foott>p11 Icoun Durham Ftyuhd8lonl OtheT acti￿11&8 proi•¢l ITevB•ld• Unfv¢rsl Trauni8 rounsellin9 project IDBCI ross Inojn 3.996 3,096 AR) 24,096 J•,2J8 02.gjo 21,667 s$•t an 8•0 tabl• . nv•g ent 88 Total rnc•lpts 62,936 A3Pa Convernfyuon Club StAtionery, Printng. Offlc•, Èqulpm•nt Post eladmin Bus Hir In¥urvm¢e Mou6eholtt GDDd4 Tr8voI Costs Funialging Expèn$ Dtsn8bun-for Ukrelne Trom Qu ICO fees R•ht- St Cuthb¢rV NE Regional EM￿cY￿• Des Celebratrons, Entèrtnmgntand ¢aitrlng Costs NACCOKfj M8mbvisttlp The Well. Ukraini Hub Rent Afghan fAmihè* Slor¥ge Unit Bikesfor Ukr4inians Other VariouÈ Dthorxtiwtio& (Tees￿de UDlver (>ant PAGy¢lelrEP￿FslllcCe￿or5•8 80 361 88 200 108 1.024 200 38e 1.350 35 108 108 1,154 142 410 410 35 2.183 70 3S 2,183 7P 124 383 30 850 50 715 383 30 850 SQ 715 100 299 30 950 487 100 918 37 46 83 1,¥88 4,079 1,568 CCXX R1 attounts ISSI 27106rL026

Emorgèncy help e.g. lood, phone topup Chdstrnas gltsffillm er& Tiarslaoon AS ESOL ProvL51on. Di¢Uonaho$ •t¢. Footr)all COCF Mi¢ro Grant Cowd Camlvd Bundrfeo IT 4Dd MediA Coats Orientallon Progr&mme Summtr 8Gbvth•J Footh￿1 Toum•menl Oth•r room hlre 1,ODD 47D 242 ,000 770 242 94 5,072 130 300 124 448 72 5.000 820 27 25 727 468 1$2 488 152 490 60 28D 490 80 280 100 iJo Sub total 11,626 9,J•6 ZO,921 1I09J A4 Assfrt and invèstmènt urch4￿8 • tabl• Asaets puicha3ed from Food IDr Thou 200 200 Sub total rotalpayments 11,625 9,396 20,921 12,795 Net olrecelpt81(paym•nts) A5 Tr4n•f•r• b•lw••n fund• A6 Cash fund8 la¥t y•ar •nd Cash fund$ thi$ yurend 13.173 28￿42 42.016 30,677 07273 21W91 CCXX R2 accoun15 ISSI 2710512025

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