| Dear Supporter,
 Welcome back to the first edition of our newsletter, after a summer gap in which JCORE upped sticks and moved to brand new premises. You'll be able to see the new offices for yourself at our AGM in November - we look forward to welcoming you here then.
Meanwhile, we're embarking on phase two of our campaign against destitution among refused asylum seekers, with the help of our new intern (see below). The focus now is to win them the right to work. Watch this space to see how you can get involved!
Dr Edie Friedman,
Executive Director |
"Hello! I'm Annalise, 21, and recently graduated in government from the London School of Economics. What's great about working at JCORE is that I get to do something practical towards those social goals I learned to appreciate in class. I value what JCORE does because on my own campus I saw bubblings of tension between different faith communities. And I'm proud to work for a charity that strives to help asylum seekers and refugees when the mainstream press has largely turned against them.
JCORE Support co-ordinator Caroline reports: our mothers and toddlers group for asylum seekers has now been running for two terms. The children especially loved playing with water and decorating gingerbread men (right). This is what some of the mums said to us before we broke up for the holidays: 
JUMP is our befriending scheme for young refugees who arrive in the UK without their families. Co-ordinator Laura says: 
JCORE Education Officer Talya is looking for people who came to Britain as refugees, either with the Kindertransport or since, to take part in our exciting oral history project with secondary schools this autumn. 
JCORE is running equality and diversity training days this autumn for youth workers from all over London. The training is free, and it's accredited by Barnet College. The dates are: 
