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NACCOM @naccomnetwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Next in our 20th anniversary series, we speak to Ros Holland, CEO of @boaztrust.bsky.social. Ros spoke to us about NACCOM's early days of bringing together organisations working within destitution, homelessness, and the asylum and immigration sectors. naccom.org.uk/interview-wi...

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣 National Week of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention | 19th - 25th October 2026 Right to Remain will be organising actions in Manchester, Leeds, Bradford and Birmingham. Take action with them by organising an event or gathering in your own community to stand against immigration detention ⛓️‍💥

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🚨 The Immigration and Asylum Bill is now at committee stage, where every clause and schedule of the proposed legislation is being examined in detail. Read our latest blog post about how the bill will cause harm, and what can be done to oppose it 🔗 www.boaztrust.org.uk/articles/imm...

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Immigration and Asylum Bill | Where it’s at and why we’re so concerned

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We’ve been really grateful this year for a grant from the B&Q Foundation via @neighbourly.bsky.social that has allowed us provide so many essential items to people with refugee status moving into their own homes 🏡🧡

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Some of our support workers organised a wellbeing trip to Manchester Science and Industry Museum recently. The trip was enjoyed by all, but had a particular impact for one person we work with. You can read his full reflection here 😊⬇️ www.boaztrust.org.uk/articles/fin...

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Finding Myself in the Machinery: A Physics Teacher's Day at the Museum

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📢 We have some exciting news… 👀 A new Boaz house has recently opened its doors! 😊 We’re incredibly grateful for our new house owner, who has chosen to lease the house to Boaz on a peppercorn rent. 🧵1/2

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who gave towards R’s urgently needed clothing through @acts435.bsky.social recently. Because of your generosity, the full amount needed was raised within days of us sharing the request and R is now able to buy the clothes he needs 🧡

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Our most recent women’s wellbeing session was led by a local GP from the Arch Medical Practice and focused on women’s health 🩺 The participants appreciated the doctor’s time and support, particularly through the group (and 1:1) question and answer sessions she facilitated 😊

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

⏰ Application deadline extended! ⏰ 📢 The closing dates for two fundraising opportunities with Boaz have been changed to 9am on 25th September 2026 ⬇️ 🧵1/4

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We have recently posted another request on the @acts435.bsky.social giving platform for someone we’ve been supporting who is in urgent need of clothing. Please read their story, and consider donating towards this if you can 🧡 acts435.org.uk/give/R70275/ 🧵1/2

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📢 Last chance to apply to become one of our new Fundraising Officers! ✨ boaztrust.org.uk/jobs⏰ Make sure to get your application in before 9am this Friday. Do also share these roles so that we can reach fundraisers looking to make a difference with and for people seeking safety in the UK 🧡

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

⏰ There’s still time to apply for one of our new roles in fundraising! ✨ The deadline is coming up on Friday 4th September - find out more about the roles and apply by visiting boaztrust.org.uk/jobs 📌

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We welcome the Prime Minister’s recent announcement that all rough sleepers in England will be offered a route off the streets by Christmas. However, attempts to end homelessness must include individuals like those we support at Boaz. 🧵1/4 www.boaztrust.org.uk/articles/att...

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Attempts to end homelessness must include individuals like those we support at Boaz

A statement on the Prime Minister’s drive to end street homelessness

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We want to say a huge thank you to @thehygienebank.bsky.social Manchester for their generous donation of toilet rolls and detergent sheets for people we support 🧡 This will help keep Boaz houses well equipped with essential items 🏡 (Photographed is only a small selection of the full donation!)

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

⏰ There’s still time to apply to be our new Property Assistant! 🔨🏡 The deadline is coming up on Friday 28th August - find out more about the role and apply by visiting boaztrust.org.uk/pages/property-assistant #hiring #charityjobs #maintenancejobs

A graphic with paint buckets and gloves with the words: 'There's still time to apply to be our new Property Assistant.'

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Through our work, we see a system that is harming people seeking safety & the communities in which they live. People who have often experienced acute trauma are forced to live in military bases & squalid hotels. And in the worst cases, they are left at the mercy of violent, racist individuals. 🧵1/3

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📢 We’re on the lookout for two brilliant people to join our Fundraising team! ✨ As our new Fundraising Officer, you’ll have the chance to develop positive relationships with Boaz supporters and community partners. 🧵1/2

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NACCOM @naccomnetwork.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"We didn't have any money – it was just about sharing information, best practice, and our ideas, and it grew from there” We’re launching an interview series with incredible people who have contributed to NACCOM's story – starting with our founder, Dave Smith of @boaztrust.bsky.social

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"The ethos of sharing at NACCOM has continued right the way through": Interview with Dave Smith - NACCOM

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

📣 There’s still time to oppose ‘earned settlement.’ The plans risk locking millions of people into insecurity and hardship for years. Write to your MP to tell them ‘earned settlement’ is cruel & unjust. Our friends at @gmiau.bsky.social have produced this tool to help you. gmiau.org/write-to-you...

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Write to your MP: Stop Earned Settlement - GMIAU

Write to your MP now to ask them to stand up for their communities and help us stop earned settlement.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We were very glad to have the opportunity to meet with Afzal Khan recently and we're grateful that he has written to the new Minister of State at the Home Office to share the concerns we raised.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

⏰ The deadline to express interest in our Advocacy Volunteer role is coming up this Friday 14th August. To do so, email us and tell us in no more than 400 words why you are interested in this opportunity. More information about the role can be found at: boaztrust.org.uk/pages/advocacy-volunteer ✨

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who gave towards M’s table and chairs through @acts435.bsky.social recently. Because of your generosity, the full amount needed was raised within days and M now has a place to sit and eat his meals 🧡

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Asylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Hostility isn't working - and everyone can see it. Government after Government has tried making the asylum system crueller, and left it more broken than ever. But there's a better way. With 200+ refugee orgs, we've sent Andy Burnham a blueprint for a system based in both evidence and welcome.

A 'blueprint' with advice for how to base asylum policy on evidence, not cruelty, with a post it note stuck to it addressing to to Andy Burnham, from 300+ refugee charities. Advice includes lifting the ban on work and housing people in communities not camps

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Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

75 years ago, the world made a promise. The Refugee Convention was created in the aftermath of war to ensure that people fleeing persecution could find protection, safety, and dignity. For 75 years, it has saved lives across the world. Today, this promise is under attack. 1/3

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Refugee Council @refugeecouncil.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Today is the 75th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention. To mark this anniversary, we're sharing the remarkable story of how Lord Alf Dubs escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport at just six years old.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📢 Could you join team Boaz and use your skills to make a real difference in the lives of people seeking safety in the UK? We’re recruiting for three new roles at the moment - two in fundraising and one in our housing team. Visit boaztrust.org.uk/jobs to download the job profiles and apply 😊

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🏡 A good home needs to be looked after properly. That's why we need a Property Assistant to keep our homes across Greater Manchester safe, working well, and welcoming for the people who live there 🔗 boaztrust.org.uk/pages/property-assistant 🧵1/3

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Someone new was able to move into a Boaz house recently! 😊🏡 We hope that this can be a place of stability and safety where they can recover from their experience of destitution and begin to rebuild their life 🧡 #EndDestitution

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Today we’re joining with 218 other organisations to call on the new Prime Minister to bring an end to divisive, hostile politics. For too long people seeking safety have been unfairly blamed for wider social and economic challenges. Now is the time to draw a clear line under this approach. 🧵1/2

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Where are we now on earned settlement? - With Starmer resigning and Burnham preparing to take the reins, a change of leadership is a chance to change direction. - 200,000 ppl responded to the public consultation on earned settlement, and 500 travelled to Parliament in March to lobby their MPs.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We have just posted our first request on the @acts435.bsky.social platform for someone we’ve been supporting who is in need of a dining table and chairs. Please read their story, and consider donating towards this if you can 🧡 www.acts435.org.uk/give/R69367/ 🧵1/3

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

📢 We are on the lookout for an Advocacy Volunteer who can help us to expand our advocacy and influencing work - could it be you? 😊We're looking for somebody who could join us one day a week, ideally for at least a 3-month period. 🧵1/3

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

⏰ There’s still time to nominate Boaz to be in with a chance of winning £5,000 as part of the Benefact Group’s community prize draw. It takes less than 60 seconds and would allow us to support even more people facing homelessness after seeking safety in the UK 🧡⬇️

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Great to see Boaz, and the Restricted Eligibility Support Service we deliver in partnership with the @boothcentre.bsky.social and @gmiau.bsky.social, featured in IPPR's new report on immigration status and homelessness ⬇️

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

So good to see someone new move into one of our houses recently! 😊 Also, big thank you to St Philips Chapel Street for putting together the bags of hope that help welcome people to their new home 🏡

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📢 You can raise free donations for Boaz Trust every time you shop online. Over 8,000 retailers will donate, including all the big names like John Lewis & Partners, BT, Argos, Just Eat, Uswitch and many more! 🔗 easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/theboaztrust 🧵1/2

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You spend, brands donate to Boaz Trust.

Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Got a spare 60 seconds today? ⌛ By clicking the link below, you can nominate Boaz to be in with a chance of winning £5000 in the Benefact Group's community prize draw 😊⬇️

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Nominate now! - Movement for Good awards

We could receive a £5,000 donation with your help through the Movement for Good Draw.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

At Boaz, we’ve been reflecting on our work over the past 12 months, and have been so encouraged that from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, we were able to work with over 800 people! 🏡🧡

A pile of Boaz Trust Impact Reports on a table.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We've recently started partnering with @acts435.bsky.social to connect the specific needs of people we're supporting with generous donors who want to chip in to help. You can read more about the amazing work of Acts 435 below 😊⬇️

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

📢 Our 2025-26 Impact Report has landed - just in time for #RefugeeWeek! 🧡📮 www.boaztrust.org.uk/articles/our...

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Our 2025-26 Impact Report is here!

Everyone deserves safety, dignity and a home.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

“Courage calls to courage everywhere.” - Millicent Fawcett, a suffragist, pioneering feminist and union leader who campaigned for women's right to vote. This year's #RefugeeWeek theme of courage feels particularly relevant ⬇️ 🧵1/4

A statue of a woman holding up a banner that says "courage calls to courage everywhere."

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This #RefugeeWeek, and every week, we are championing welcome, solidarity and hospitality. We stand #WithRefugees 🧡 #Courage #RefugeeWeek2026 #HospitalityNotHostility @refugeeweek.bsky.social

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A man was seriously injured in a horrific knife attack in Belfast. The violence he experienced was shocking and inexcusable. Since then, homes have been set alight, families have been forced to flee, and people have been targeted because of their race or where they come from.

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Refugee Action @refugeeaction.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

No tragedy should be exploited to justify racist violence. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home and neighbourhood. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by Monday's horrific stabbing, and with the migrant, refugee and minoritised communities targeted by the subsequent violence in Belfast.

The statement reads: The horrific stabbing in Belfast on Monday is being used as an excuse for racist violence. Migrants, refugees, people of colour and their neighbours were terrorised in their homes and communities last night. Homes were burned down. Leadership must step up now and defend the right to a safe home that we all need.

Many politicians and media outlets have learned nothing from the last two summers of violence. They shouldn’t be surprised that it is happening again. Calling such attacks "protests" legitimises those responsible and obscures the harm being done to entire communities.

This must stop now. We urgently need political and moral leadership that stands up for people seeking safety - and all migrant and minoritised communities – by rejecting the far-right politics of hate that exploits tragedies to demonise and attack communities.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Within 3 months of moving into a Boaz house for women with refugee status, Halima* had secured a job as a Nursing Assistant. She has since moved on positively from Boaz. This is what can happen when people have the headspace and security that comes from stable accommodation 🏡

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

⏰ There’s still time to apply to be our new Property Maintenance Assistant! 🔨🏡 The deadline is coming up on Friday 12th June - find out more about the role and apply by visiting boaztrust.org.uk/pages/property-maintenance-assistant

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Great to see another new room ready for someone to move into soon! 🧡🔑 While it’s so important to be able to continue offering people experiencing homelessness the safety and stability of a room in a Boaz house, it’s equally important to see people moving on from Boaz into their own homes.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This year’s Refugee Week is marking courage and everyone is invited to explore what that means for them ✨ Take part by choosing a simple act or by attending a Refugee Week event near you. To find out how to get involved and what’s on in your area, visit refugeeweek.org.uk 🧡

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📢 Do you have an old (but working) TV you no longer use? Could you donate it to Boaz for one of our houses? 📺 Ideally, we’d be looking for smart TVs. Get in touch with us on engage@boaztrust.org.uk if you have a TV you’d like to donate 😊

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📢 We're recruiting for a Lead Support Worker ⬇️ This role ensures that people who have been refused asylum are supported throughout their time in Boaz housing: from being referred, to moving in, to moving on from Boaz (our accommodation is temporary & usually provided for up to 12 months). 🧵1/4

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