Blog posts and latest news from CLEAR

  • Team Changes at CLEAR

    Team Update | Pete White – Project Manager | August 2026 There are two significant changes I want to share with you. From 1 September 2026, Citizens Advice Southampton ...

  • Supporting people from Ukraine – A Homes for Ukraine Update

    When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and the UK Government introduced the Homes for Ukraine (HFU) scheme, I remember regular meetings with Southampton City Council (SCC) about how we could ...

  • Celebrating 25 years of CLEAR

    Paul Woodman, the founder of CLEAR, recalls how our story began after a team from City Life Church spent time in Thailand and encountered refugees from Myanmar:   “We saw ...

  • Review of 2025

    In 2025, CLEAR continued to walk alongside people seeking sanctuary in Southampton as they worked to build new lives in the UK. Through our trauma-informed approach, we provided advice, education, ...

  • We Came by Sea – Book Review

    We Came by Sea by Horatio Clare, reviewed by Pete White, CLEAR Project Manager. With the almost daily negative coverage about the record number of ‘small boats’ arriving, and ...