CR spoke with asylum seeker Hanes

We did a great job with a couple that we had; we don't normally have couples, but one particular couple from Pakistan have just got their papers as a result of some of the work that he's done. She was crippled, I mean she could barely walk and yet they'd been refused asylum, they'd been refused social services support, so that was going back to court, but they've got the papers now and its because we've got somebody working with us on the legal side.

Cross Rhythms: Hanes, if there's any piece of advice or support for people who are in the same situation as you, what would you say to them?

Hanes: I say to them, don't give up hope. There is a hope here. Boaz Trust can help many people and can change your life around. My life is completely changed. I'm grateful for this organisation, so anybody, don't give up, that is my message.

Cross Rhythms: David, how can people get involved?

David: If anyone lives in a city that doesn't have something like Boaz Trust and they'd like to set one up then we can help them set it up. I'm part of a thing called the No Accommodations Network and it's all of the different organisations doing the same sort of thing across the country. We've got connections in Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle and in London; people doing accommodation projects for folks who have been refused asylum.

Obviously we need a load of money. Our budget was about a £250,000. It's going to be more this year. Our workers are run off their feet. The support workers, the amount of work that they do, its fantastic, but they can't do it all, so we'll need to employ more people and so we're going to need more money to do that really. I'm not sure what the budget is going to be for this year, it's going to be somewhere around £300,000, but we could do with £500,000 really. So if anybody's out there, any millionaires, you know where to come. Have a look on the website, we've got a brilliant website, loads of things you can do. It's boaztrust.org.uk.