SWVG’S 10th ANNIVERSARY

After visiting asylum seekers sent to Winchester Prison in 2001, seven volunteers trained and set up a pilot scheme befriending refugees in Southampton.

Over the last ten years about 150 visitors have worked with 250 clients – some for short periods, others for several years. We are recognized nationally for our innovative Assist scheme giving subsistence payments to the destitute, and our legal justice project.

Read here about 10 years of asylum in the UK

Cathedral Tower Tour

Help Raise money for SWVG by joining a tour of the tower of Winchester cathedral on Saturday February 18th. A light lunch will be provided in the cathedral's ancient Undercroft. Click here for more details.