2024 was a big year for HIAS+JCORE. In March, we celebrated the first anniversary of our partnership with HIAS, which was followed by the launch of our 2024-27 strategy in July.

Here’s what we achieved this year…

Advocating

Our team ensured that the Jewish case for a fairer, more compassionate asylum system was heard by decision makers and in the press.

Across the year, we met 20 MPs, members of the House of Lords, and local councillors. Our work was featured in the media 21 times, including appearances on the BBC and coverage in the Jewish and national press.

In June, we launched our 2024 General Election manifesto. We’re pleased that two of our calls – for increased legal aid, and a 56-day ‘move-on’ period – have now been met by the new government.

In 2025, we will be continuing our ‘move-on’ period campaign, pushing for the six-month trial of a 56-day period to be made permanent.

Mobilising

We delivered our message to groups across the country, from Scotland to Sussex, London to Liverpool. In total we brought our work to 11 different communities.

Our team spoke to over 1,200 people, ranging from synagogues, youth groups, and sessions at Limmud Festival 2024.

Feedback showed the impact of our events: 100% of attendees agreed that they would consider volunteering with or advocating for refugees.

We were also proud to engage with young people throughout the year. This included delivering sessions to LJY-Netzer, and speaking at RSY-Netzer’s summer camp. Amidst the far-right riots, we also worked with RSY-Netzer to write messages of support to young people on our JUMP project – we received hundreds of deeply powerful messages.

Supporting

Our JUMP befriending project went from strength to strength, supporting 42 asylum seeking and refugee young people in 2024.

We were also proud to work towards launching the UK’s first Welcome Circle.

In 2025, we’ll be expanding JUMP, bringing its work outside London for the first time. Watch this space!