A City built on sanctuary / Guardian, June 4 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jun/04/asylum.support.sheffield
Saba Salman
“Since 2005, 84 organisations in Sheffield, including schools, community projects, student groups and faith communities, have made a commitment to welcoming asylum seekers. They offer friendship and advocacy, and invite asylum seekers to hold positions of responsibility - Babak sits on the City of Sanctuary management committee - or provide emergency accommodation. Around 1,000 asylum seekers are supported in Sheffield by the government's UK Border Agency at any one time and Barnett estimates there could be up to 1,000 destitute asylum seekers in the city. He says it is not possible to estimate how many asylum seekers the project has helped as its purpose is to spread goodwill and change cultures rather than offer direct assistance.”