NEWS FEEDS

At a special ceremony held today, 11th December 2025, in the historic Sunderland Minster Church, Fodi was proudly announced as the winner of the 2025 Cohesion Award at the VCAS Open Arms Awards. This recognition reflects the hard work, dedication, and commitment of everyone involved in Fodi — from our trustees to our volunteers —…

The Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Sunderland (FODI) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year 2025 on Wednesday, 12th November, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Sunderland. The meeting offered an opportunity to reflect on the year’s achievements, discuss future goals, and reaffirm FODI’s commitment to supporting asylum seekers…

The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (FODI) will be held on Wednesday, 12th November 2025, at 2.15 pm. If you wish to read the Management Committee’s Report, Treasurer’s report and last year’s AGM minutes, please see the links below this post.

Another Unity in the Community event took place at Sunderland Minster Church on Saturday, 18th October. The program was attended by various voluntary and non-voluntary organisations working in the community. A big thank you from FODI to the wonderful organisers of the Unity in the Community event at the Minster on 18th October, and to…

FODI is delighted to support this weekend of events and will have a stall on both days.Come along and talk to us, and to all the other organisations doing great work in our city.