The Refugee and Migrant Centre

The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) is an award winning charity founded in 1999. It has offices in Wolverhampton, Walsall and Birmingham and works with clients from across the Black Country and Birmingham.

Our mission is: To assist refugees and migrants through crisis and disadvantage, by removing barriers to their integration and enabling them to become equal citizens.

Qualified and experienced staff and caseworkers, including those with Level 1 and Level 2 Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) accreditation offer a wide range of support to beneficiaries who include asylum seekers, refugees, EU migrants largely from central and eastern European countries, undocumented people and those with uncertain immigration status. The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) provides casework, advice and guidance on immigration, housing/homelessness/destitution, welfare, education and health. RMC also provide ESOL classes, dedicated support with citizenship and employment and run two resettlement schemes for vulnerable Syrian refugees.

The charity has supported tens of thousands of individuals and families since its creation and in the year ending March 2018 it supported 6,272 different individuals, addressed 34,454 enquiries and clients made 26,775 visits. The beneficiaries came from 134 countries and accessed RMC’s services through the over 40 languages offered onsite by 57 staff and over 150 volunteers.