{"id":947275,"date":"2026-05-09T01:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/947275\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T01:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:28:16","slug":"watch-sheffield-initiatives-helping-refugees-and-new-arrivals-settle-into-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/947275\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Sheffield initiatives helping refugees and new arrivals settle into the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As political division surrounding migration continues to grow, volunteers throughout Sheffield are helping the city\u2019s most vulnerable discover connection and support.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/stmarys-church.co.uk\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/stmarys-church.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Mary\u2019s Church<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Sanctuary Sheffield<\/a>, community-driven initiatives within the council\u2019s network of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffielddirectory.org.uk\/directory\/directory-search\/?id=2778e52f-3e2e-49e7-bc60-b1e200b38fbe\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.sheffielddirectory.org.uk\/directory\/directory-search\/?id=2778e52f-3e2e-49e7-bc60-b1e200b38fbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welcome Places<\/a> strive to create welcoming spaces for those adjusting to life in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers say their work extends basic support, with social interaction and open conversation playing a central role in their efforts to help people feel included.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSheffield welcomes those in need of help, so let\u2019s restore some humanity,\u201d says volunteer English tutor Ian McHugh.<\/p>\n<p>Those involved say volunteering is equally rewarding, broadening their perspectives through meeting people from diverse cultures, various backgrounds and different life experiences.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t Post Views: 169&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As political division surrounding migration continues to grow, volunteers throughout Sheffield are helping the city\u2019s most vulnerable discover&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":947276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,12450,5554,393,4884,12,1620,91174,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-947275","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-charity","10":"tag-community","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-sheffield","15":"tag-south-yorkshire","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116542026953696351","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/947276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=947275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=947275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}