FODI offers a range of services to improve the lives of asylum seekers and refugees in Sunderland by providing access to community resources and opportunities. Please click the links below to find out more about each group.
Our Wednesday FODI Drop-In acts as the hub of our community and provides support. It runs every Wednesday from 12 – 3 pm at St Mary’s Parish Hall, 28- 29 Bridge St, Sunderland, SR1 1TQ. Everyone is welcome.
Sunderland Minster Drop-In days are every two weeks and take place on a Monday. These also act as collections for food, clothes, toys and equipment. They take place at Sunderland Minster, High Street West, SR1 3ET.
This is Satellite drop-in for asylum seekers and refugees living in the Houghton-le-Spring area. Visit us at Space 4, Newbottle Street, Houghton-le-Spring to register and talk to our team. Every Thursday, 10am – 12 noon.
This group is funded by the National Lottery and Tudor Trust. Our Women’s Group meets every Friday during term time from 10 am to 12:30 pm in Trinity Church on Stockton Road in Sunderland. We offer different activities for women such as Yoga, crafts and art. We also have a creche for children.
FODI has had a successful bike project for the last couple of years and we have been lucky to have dedicated volunteers who have transformed people’s lives with the repairing and giving out of bikes to asylum seekers.
This includes different activities which you can get involved in such as our sewing group and gym classes.
We provide free, unaccredited English lessons for asylum seekers, refugees, and other migrants aged 18 and over. The lessons are for people who are not eligible or cannot attend college classes.
