We launch partnerships with Banbury Therapy Centre and Connection Support.

Paul Sheehan becomes Chair.

We launch Healing in the Arts with The International Tree Foundation (ITF).

Refugee Resource is commended in the OCVA Volunteer Celebration Awards.

Jacqueline Adusei becomes CEO.

After a successful trial period the Refugee Football Group started running on a weekly basis. It runs in partnership with Asylum Welcome and Oxford United in the Community.​

We began circulating information about the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple languages, quickly transitioning services to be delivered remotely in order to protect staff, clients and volunteers and working closely with other local agencies.

We celebrated our 20th anniversary, which included publicity on BBC Radio Oxford, 15 runners taking part in the Oxford Half Marathon and a fundraising concert in partnership with the Radcliffe Orchestra at the JR Hospital, Oxford.

Belinda Coote becomes Chair.

Antony Kingsley steps down as Director and Kate Hood becomes CEO.

Antony Kingsley becomes Director and Ray Fishbourne becomes Chair.

We support our 1000th client!

We began a six-month project to improve the presentation of refugees and asylum seekers in the media. Our Women’s Group launched this year.

The Oxford Refugee Support Project changed its name to Refugee Resource. We became a registered charity under this name in 2003.

The Oxford Refugee Support Project (ORSP) was constituted as a charitable trust.​ After this consultations with clients told us that as well as therapeutic support they also needed help to access work and training opportunities.

Amanda Webb-Johnson starts discussions with statutory and voluntary organisations about how best to meet the mental health needs of local refugees and asylum seekers.​ This develops into a therapeutic gardening project for a small number of asylum seekers.​