TAUNTON WELCOMES REFUGEES TAUNTON WELCOMES REFUGEES Trustee and Staff Appointments Taunton Welcomes Refugees (TWR) welcomed Finbarr Owahoney and Ali Batchelor as Trustees and Caroline Adams as the employed Coordinator. Following the resignation of Gail Griffiths as Chair in April 2021, Simon Forrester was appolnted as Acting Chalr. Achlevements This perlod was durlng the Covld pandemlc and assoclated restrlctlons meant that the normal arrangements for Trustee meetings and events for families could not take place. However, Trustees continued to meet regularly by video conference and befriending clrcles contlnued to provlde support to famllles and also started to support a group of young asylum seekers. TWR we successful in their application to the Fairfield Trust for a grant to cover the costs of employing a part tAme coordinator for one year and appolnted to the post In May 2021. The Trustees, led by Kate Murdoch, stsrted to plan to hold weekly English conversation and coffee sessions for refugee families. These were unable to start untll September of 2021 because of Covid restrictions. Two of the trustees, Lynne Mayers and Juliet Harkness prepared and tutored the three formal training courses for volunteer befriender5 in July 2020. November2020 and May 2021. 15 volunteers attended, 5 of whom have been placed In befriending circles and 2 are helplng wlth Engllsh conversatlon, 4 are waiting to be placed in befriending circles and the remainder are helping with other tssks. TWR now has a professional approach to training volunteers for thelr respective roles in the organisation.
In addition, Induction courses were held for new trustees and refresher courses for other trustees and volunteer befrienders. The Future This year has been a time of consolidation in readiness for new resettlement programmes. There will be challenges ahead with the introduction of the Afghan resettlement scheme, the amalgamation of Somerset County Council with the District Councils to form a Unitary authority changes in personnel with a new manager In the Somerset County Council Resettlement team. Slgned Date 10 2222. Slmon Forrester Chalr
| Taunton Welcomes Refugees | Taunton Welcomes Refugees | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Accounts for Year Ending 31/3/21 | ||
| 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | |
| Initial Balance | #NAME? | £0.00 |
| Income | ||
| Individual Donations | £2,421.00 | £268.00 |
| Church Donations | £100.00 | £495.00 |
| Grants | £10,050.00 | £3,160.00 |
| Total | £12,571.00 | £3,923.00 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Grants to Families | £345.69 | £107.75 |
| Admin | £1,233.12 | £516.55 |
| Translation | £182.05 | £257.50 |
| DBS | £118.50 | £169.00 |
| Training | £25.00 | £150.00 |
| Total | #NAME? | #NAME? |
| Balance | #NAME? | #NAME? |
| Restricted Fund Balance | £0.00 | £0.84 |