Welcome to LEDAS - accommodation and decent living conditions…
We are a charity founded in June 2020 in response to the homelessness and destitution of asylum seekers with no right to work and no right to state benefits.
We provide two four-bedroom houses in the Harehills area of Leeds and support for all the needs of daily living.
We support social activities to foster connections with the local community, access to education and training for English language, IT skills and various chosen subjects, access to physical and mental healthcare, to vaccinations and health education and to casework.
We aim to give our residents the feeling that they are welcome and can integrate with members of the settled community.
Here are some of our highlights…
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Our accommodation provides...
► time to explore avenues to achieving settled status through freedom from the daily search for food and shelter.
► safety from the dangers of street homelessness
► protection of human dignity afforded by the privacy of single room occupancy
► facilities to prepare meals whenever the time is right
► the opportunity to attend to physical and mental health needs
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What is different about LEDAS?
✔︎ We ensure all charity funds are used for the needs of daily living of residents.
✔︎ We do not employ staff; charity trustees carry out all required tasks.
✔︎ We offer accommodation for as long as it is needed to ensure move-on arrangements are a matter of residents’ choice.
✔︎ We operate a light touch approach to intervention, fostering a feeling of pride and ownership in the success of the living arrangements.
We are members of NACCOM and Leeds Migration Partnership and have been endorsed by organisations in Leeds providing support for destitute asylum seekers.