# CORNWALL REFUGEE RESOURCE NETWORK

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184187
- **Other names:** CRRN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 1, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1184187


## Contact

- **Address:** All Saints Church Highertown, Tresawls Road, TRURO
- **Postcode:** TR1 3LD
- **Phone:** 01872 495121
- **Email:** info@crrn.org.uk
- **Website:** www.crrn.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICPOSITION, BY PROMOTING AND/OR CO-ORDINATING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST THEM TO ADAPTWITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY2) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES LIVING OR WORKING IN CORNWALL AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY ACTING AS AN UMBRELLA AND RESOURCE FOR LOCAL REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES,3) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES RESIDING BEYOND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH COUNTRIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY AID (SUCH AS SHELTER, CLOTHING, FOOD AND WATER) EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH LOCAL AGENCIES.4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND HUMAN RIGHTS.5) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PEOPLE SUCH AS ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE SEEKING SANCTUARY.

**Activities:** We work to support refugees and those working with refugees arriving or settling in Cornwall; to relieve financial hardship among asylum seekers and refugees in Cornwall; to educate the public concerning refugees and asylum seekers and to develop mutual integration between communities locally. We take basic resources to refugees in Calais and Dunkerque, and work with local support groups there.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- France
- Cornwall





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Eleanor Mary Stacey** | Chair | July 1, 2019 |
| Alex Vessis |  | Jan. 11, 2024 |
| Olivia Byass-Smithies |  | Nov. 8, 2023 |
| Rachel Preston |  | Nov. 8, 2023 |




