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Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Welcome Programme: VCSE grant recipients Year 1 (2021/2022)

List of successful grant recipients across the voluntary, community, and social enterprise year 1 grant schemes including information regarding the services available and links to the Strategic Migration Partnerships Welcome Hubs.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 10 February 2022
• Last updated: 21 June 2022 — See all updates

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Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Welcome Programme: Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Year 1 (2021/2022) grant schemes: successful organisations and supporting information

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A total of 47 national and regional projects have been allocated funding to offer a range of support to Hong Kong BN(O)s to help them settle into life in the UK, including educational resources, access to mental health services, help for people to find jobs and start their own businesses, and to meet people in their local communities, as well as a hate crime reporting service for BN(O)s and those of East and Southeast Asian descent.

The full list of successful VCSE year 1 organisations including information regarding services available can be found in the document above.

Additional support available via Strategic Migration Partnership (SMPs) Welcome Hubs

A network of ‘Hong Kong Welcome Hubs’ has been set up across the UK. These are be hosted by existing ‘Strategic Migration Partnerships’ (SMPs). There are 12 SMPs across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland (please see the map below). SMPs have a coordinating and supporting role in delivering key national priorities on migration across the UK and will play an integral role in the delivery of the Hong Kong UK Welcome Programme and VCSE projects.

Links to the Welcome Hubs and contact information can be found in the table below.

Location	Welcome Hub link and contact information
East Midlands	https://hkbno.emcouncils.gov.uk/ hkbno@emcouncils.gov.uk
East of England	https://smp.eelga.gov.uk/hk-hub/ hkbno@eelga.gov.uk
London	https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/communities-and-social-justice/migrants-and-refugees/hong-kong-welcome-hub HongKongVCSE@london.gov.uk
North East	https://www.nemp.org.uk/hk/ nemp@middlesbrough.gov.uk
North West	https://northwestrsmp.org.uk HongKong@manchester.gov.uk
Northern Ireland	https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/british-nationals-overseas-hong-kong-residents RASBNO@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk
Scotland	https://hongkongwelcomehub.migrationscotland.org.uk/ hongkongBNO@cosla.gov.uk
South East	https://southeastspm.org.uk/hk-bnos/information-for-people-from-hong-kong/ and https://southeastspm.org.uk/hk-bnos/hk-bnos-2/ hkenquiries@secouncils.gov.uk
South West	https://swcouncils.gov.uk/hong-kong-british-nationals-overseas-welcome-hub/ HongKongBNO@swcouncils.gov.uk
Wales	https://www.wsmp.wales/hong-kong-welcome-hub wsmpcomms@wlga.gov.uk
West Midlands	https://www.wmsmp.org.uk/ wmsmp@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Yorkshire & Humber	www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk/hong-kong-hub hk@migrationyorkshire.org.uk

Published 10 February 2022
Last updated 21 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 21 June 2022

   Added full list of successful VCSE year 1 organisations including information regarding services.

2. 10 February 2022

   First published.