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These are the\u00a0unique services<\/span>\u00a0Refugee Union provides to its members and Hong Kong residents:<\/p>\n

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  1. We offer refugees\u00a0accurate information<\/span>\u00a0on seeking asylum and\u00a0practical guidance\u00a0<\/span>on surviving day-to-day despite the 99% immigration rejection rate and insufficient welfare assistance;
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  2. We provide a\u00a0welcoming “community centre”<\/span>\u00a0where refugees share experiences, support and learn from each other without being judged, observed or otherwise influenced;
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  3. We receive donations from residents, schools and universities, companies and restaurants as well as NGOs that\u00a0fill\u00a0gaps in the government assistance that does\u00a0not\u00a0<\/span>include clothes, shoes, sufficient food, baby products, telecom\u00a0equipment and toiletries (i.e.. shaving cream and pads);
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  4. We are a\u00a0“home away from home”\u00a0<\/span>where refugees freely hang-out and enjoy some comfort away from the small, subdivided\u00a0often windowless rooms that we rent and often share with others;
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  5. We are a\u00a0collection, sorting\u00a0and storage location for donation drives\u00a0<\/span>which are often voluminous and cannot be delivered to individual homes. Here we collect what we need, when we need it;
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  6. We are a place for residents and volunteers to\u00a0connect directly with refugees<\/span>, learn first hand about the challenges of seeking asylum and explore ways to support our society and community;
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  7. After the pandemic, we will resume\u00a0weekly classes that enhance our lives<\/span>, such as:\u00a0Cantonese, English, homework support, arts and crafts, breastfeeding as well as programs offered by other organizations and volunteers;
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  8. At the new centre, we will\u00a0expand food services<\/span>\u00a0with a canteen where refugees can have a meal before collecting donations or after attending classes;
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  9. At the new centre, we will\u00a0create a “marketplace”<\/span>\u00a0to sell donations we do not need but have value, such as small items like lamps, car seats, decorative items, books and toys;
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  10. At the new centre, we can\u00a0manage corporate donations\u00a0<\/span>from food distributors, baby and health products wholesalers and restaurants which we currently cannot manage;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    These are the\u00a0unique services\u00a0Refugee Union provides to its members and Hong Kong residents: We offer refugees\u00a0accurate information\u00a0on seeking asylum and\u00a0practical guidance\u00a0on surviving day-to-day despite the 99% immigration rejection rate and insufficient welfare assistance;\u00a0 We provide a\u00a0welcoming “community centre”\u00a0where refugees share experiences, support and learn from each other without being judged,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,23],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nUnique services offered by the Refugee Union - Refugee Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/unique-services-offered-refugee-union\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unique services offered by the Refugee Union - 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