Ukraine conflict: Support and information

Updated 24th May 2022

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

SITUATION UPDATE

The County Council continues to work with key local partners to enable support and assistance to Ukrainian refugees (guests) arriving in Hampshire under phase one of the Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme. The focus remains on conducting home visits and ensuring key information is shared with guests and sponsors efficiently. Partner organisations include District and Borough councils and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service, as well as the NHS, and Hampshire Constabulary.

Home visits will be undertaken by a County Council Family Support Worker, as well as a Fire Safety Officer from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service. You will receive a telephone call from the County Council to arrange this.

For enquiries regarding initial visits only, please contact childrens.services@hants.gov.uk

Visits to sponsors’ homes continue to be arranged and undertaken at pace across the county and will include visits booked at weekends.

Please see below flowchart containing information for Sponsors.
Homes For Ukraine Sponsor Guidance Flowchart

Information for both sponsors and guests can be found on the Hampshire County Council website: Guidance for sponsors | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk). Here you will find details of the checks that will be carried out during your home visit, welcome packs in English and translated languages and information about how to apply for school, college and further education.

The Government has provided advice to sponsors and arriving guests regarding access to NHS healthcare in their Welcome Guide for Ukrainians arriving in the UK - GOV.UK, along with a wealth of further information about life in the UK.

Please see our privacy notice which covers the Homes for Ukraine Scheme as enacted by the UK Government. This information should be read in conjunction with the Council's overarching privacy notice.

If you have any questions, queries or just require some advice regarding the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, then please email hdchomesforukraine@hart.gov.uk

Ukrainian Refugee Free Membership - Everyone Active

Hart and Frogmore Leisure Centres

Hart District Council is devoted to helping its residents achieve a healthy body and mind by providing a variety of leisure facilities for all ages to enjoy. Working in partnership with Everyone Active, which manages our leisure centres, the council aims to help more people experience these benefits by supporting them to be more active, more often.

For more information about Everyone Active and the Leisure Centres, please follow one of the following links:

Hart Leisure Centre - www.everyoneactive.com/centre/hart-leisure-centre/
Frogmore Leisure Centre - www.everyoneactive.com/centre/frogmore-leisure-centre/

Everyone Active is donating free membership to Ukrainian families and individuals to help support physical and mental wellbeing and to support them to feel part of our community To see what is being offered, please click on the link Ukrainian Refugee Free Membership - Everyone Active

Here For Hart - Welcoming Ukrainian Refugees to Hart

Welcoming Ukrainian Refugees to Hart

Hart Voluntary Action has compiled a useful resource for both hosts and Ukrainian refugees. Please follow the link https://www.hartvolaction.org.uk/ukrainian-refugees-links/

More importantly, Hart Voluntary Action is offering to be a point of contact to try and bring together an informal network of people and groups wanting to assist Ukrainian refugees and their sponsors/hosts through offering access to community support for social, practical and welfare support.

This weblink https://www.hartvolaction.org.uk/hart-residents-for-ukraine/ has links to 2 short questionnaires - one for hosts who would like to be kept informed of community support and one for offers of help and time from individuals, informal or mutual aid groups, and constituted organisations.

Libraries in Hart

English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)

Fleet Library will be running two, 10 week courses:
Wednesday 27th April at 1pm – 3pm
Thursday 28th April at 10am - 12pm
English for Speakers of Other Languages @ Fleet Library

Free ESOL lessons are also available online - ESOL Courses - Free English Lessons Online

Ukraine Connections

This is an opportunity to meet others for a friendly chat and a drink.
These are held at Fleet Library every Wednesday 10am - 12pm and Yateley Library every Monday between 1pm - 3pm.

Support for refugees

Barnardo’s have a dedicated phone line for families who would like to speak with someone about their experiences. They can offer the following services:

Therapy with a qualified psychotherapist – delivered via the phone or online, with access to interpreters
Advice on a range of issues e.g., housing, accessing key health services, education, employment and more via our trained helpline support workers
Practical support - access to digital devices to ensure families stay connected to loved ones during this worrying time, as well as stimulating toys for children, vital baby items and more

Helpline number: 0800 148 8586

Here For Hart - Homes for Ukraine Drop-in Event at The Harlington, Fleet

Homes for Ukraine Drop-In Event
7^th June 2022, 5pm to 7pm
The Harlington, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hampshire GU51 4BY

Following a successful event held in Hook on 13th May, 2022, Hart District Council would like to invite sponsors, potential sponsors and Ukrainian guests to an informal information sharing event at The Harlington, Fleet on Tuesday 7th June, 2022 at 5pm - 7pm. Local organisations will be attending to provide support across a number of key areas and answer any questions.

Those attending are:   Citizens Advice Hart
           TalkPlus
Ri chmond Fellowship
   Members of Hart District Council Community Team
   Members of Hart Voluntary Action
   Other Organisations to be confirmed.