Where’s the compensation money gone, Refugee Forum wants to know?
There was confusion this week over the amount of compensation being offered to voluntary groups forced to leave Palingswick House, Hammersmith.
Last week, writing in the Fulham Chronicle, a leading councillor claimed that “many hundreds of thousands of pounds” had been given to PHL, the former Palingswick House management company, to compensate organisations and help the transition to new premises.
Refugee groups cut services as funding dries up
More than one in three local refugee organisations have been forced to reduce the service they provide to their communities as a result of funding pressures or loss of premises over the past year.
This is the sorry position that will be reported to the annual meeting of Hammersmith and Fulham Refugee Forum when it meets today (Thursday, December 15th).
Hammersmith & Fulham Refugee Forum
Hammersmith & Fulham Refugee Forum is a local umbrella body for refugee community organisations – we provide capacity building support, facilitate partnerships and act as a forum for refugee voice in decision making.
HFRF Aims and Objectives
To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of refugees in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham including the relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the promotion of good citizenship.
To promote equality of opportunity and the elimination of unfair discrimination on grounds of race.
Charity Commission called in to investigate Palingswick compensation conundrum
Local refugee organisations have called on the Charity Commission to investigate the actions of the company that used to manage Palingswick House, Hammersmith, and has now taken over the running of a voluntary sector ‘hub’ in Shepherds Bush.
At the heart of the dispute is the decision by PHL (Palingswick House Ltd) to pass on only a fraction of the compensation it received from Hammersmith & Fulham Council to the refugee and other voluntary groups that were forced to leave Palingswick House at the end of January.
Refugee group’s media project a hit with Boris
A project run by Hammersmith and Fulham Refugee Forum has been hailed as an example for the rest of the capital by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
The Refugee Forum’s media project has been selected as one of a number of case studies to appear in the Mayor’s new refugee integration online showcase.
For the past six years the Refugee Forum has employed a media officer to help the borough’s refugee community achieve a ‘voice’ in both local and national newspapers.
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