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We know that it can be difficult to find things for the kids to do while schools are out and that goes double if you don’t know the area, or as a host you haven’t needed to know about kids activities for a while. Here are a few suggestions.

Help in reaching the UK
Opora are helping with travel and transit to UK: https://www.opora.uk/ There also some really good info on there including a
Barnados Telephone psychotherapy with interpreters, practical help and advice
Barnados Telephone psychotherapy with interpreters, practical help and advice. They are offering telephone psychotherapy with interpreters, practical help and advice.
DGRI and translation services, information leaflets in Ukrainian / Russian
The telephone translation service in use by  DGRI includes Ukrainian and Russian No consent forms in Ukrainian or Russian as
Orthodox Church Services
A church in Odessa, Ukraine holds a service in Russian. церковь Слово Жизни - Одесса - YouTube   This is their YouTube channel, there
Experience of bringing people over on a family visa and advice on hosting
Experiences of bringing people over on a family visa and advice on hosting. - a recording of a meeting on 31st March.
Ukrainian community: Information to support informed consent
COVID-19 vaccine leaflets - available in Ukrainian & Russian  https://www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/leaflets-other-languages-and-accessible-formats/other-languages/ http://www.publichealthscotland.scot/covid19russianleaflets http://www.publichealthscotland.scot/covid19ukrainianleaflets
List of Checks carried out by the Council
Please note this is not Dumfries and Galloway so people's experience here may differ and we'll adjust this as we
The NHS Scotland Services Guide
Ukrainians arriving in Scotland have the same entitlements to NHS care as Scotland residents, however individuals may not know how
Lonely Planet have made their Ukrainian phrasebook free to access.
You can get a copy here
Council Tax Discounts Protected under Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
Full details can be found here. https://www.gov.scot/news/council-tax-discounts-protected-under-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme