Join us for our 60th year, as we take a look back through the decades:
It took nine years for me to be granted refugee status. My wife and I applied for UK citizenship at the same time. We had our ceremonies together, and we were so happy. Read more
Being involved with Migrant Helpline made me a better person. I loved seeing former clients making a success of their lives. I can’t imagine my life now without this mixture of people. Read more
We also got involved with helping trafficking survivors, hearing heartrending stories of exploitation, and how people had found the courage to escape. Read more
My hope is that at a minimum people can live without fear and survive. Not having to look over their shoulder because somebody’s after them. Having a place to sleep, food and clothing. Read more
Helen Ellis founded Migrant Help in 1963 under its original name, the Kent Committee for the Welfare of Migrants. Her daughter, Margaret Hurst, talks about Helen’s life and memories of the charity’s earliest years. Read more
If there’s one thing I’d want people to take from my story it would be: don’t give up. Just keep going. Read more