Everyone deserves a chance to rebuild their lives.
Supporting refugees and people seeking asylum in Nottingham with advice, support, and a welcoming community space to build confidence, skills, and knowledge.
Our Mission
We create a safe, welcoming space where refugees and people seeking asylum are valued and supported as they rebuild their lives in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We provide advice, advocacy and assistance to navigate services, access their rights and build stability and independence.
Through learning, participation and community activities, we enable people to strengthen confidence, skills and community connection. Working alongside partners, volunteers and local communities, we deliver a trusted, responsive and accessible service shaped by the lived experience of the people we support.
Our Vision
Our Vision is a society where asylum seekers and refugees are welcomed, receive fair and compassionate treatment and the support to rebuild their lives.
Our Purpose
To enable refugees and people seeking asylum in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to access their rights, opportunities and the support they need to rebuild their lives in safety and dignity, with connection and belonging within their communities.
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Active volunteers, 53% of whom have lived experience
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Clients supported to access housing, education, healthcare and employment in 2025
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Hot meals served from our community cafe last year
“The Forum is not like other places, people here are kind, polite, respectful, there is no racism, they take you in. I have not seen this anywhere else.”
Client of Nottingham Refugee Forum
Our Services.
At Nottingham Refugee Forum, we are proud of the wide range of projects we offer. We provide specialist advice, advocacy and support as well as community programmes that promote wellbeing, integration and independence. Our projects meet our clients’ immediate needs while helping them build the skills, confidence and connections they need to rebuild their lives.
We offer resettlement support, advice projects to address issues such as housing, welfare and healthcare, practical help to those who may be destitute, language classes to promote confidence and social inclusion, volunteering, LGBTQ+ and youth services. Our community garden and café projects are at the heart of NNRF, creating a safe space for all who visit us.
All Projects
News and Stories
Open Day 2026
On 25th September we invited our partners from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to join us at our Open Day.
Voscars 2026
Our annual Voscars event celebrates our incredible volunteers and all that they contribute to Nottingham Refugee Forum – we couldn’t…
Grassroots Garden Appeal
More people than ever need safe, welcoming spaces where they can just breathe, connect and feel less alone. Our grassroots…
Volunteer your time
We offer a range of remote and face-to-face volunteer roles and are always looking for committed volunteers to join the team.
Other ways you can help
You can support our work by donating, volunteering, fundraising.
Refugee experiences
Khaled’s Garden Volunteer Story
I’m Khaled and in my country, Sudan, I was a farmer. When I left my country, I went to Greece…
Empowering Refugee Voices
Graduating with an interpreting qualification marks the end of a difficult journey and the start of a more hopeful chapter…
Syriana, King of Wraps!
Mohamad, a refugee who arrived in Nottingham through the UK Resettlement Scheme, started his business planning at the worse possible…