-->Promote the well being of all asylum seekers and refugees in Devon and to assist them in making informed choices about adapting to life in the UK. -->Encourage the positive participation of the wider community in the lives of resident asylum seekers and refugees, and to raise awareness of the general public about the misinformation and prejudice surrounding asylum seekers and refugees. --> Provide a voice for this community and make representations on their behalf on issues such as: the voucher system, UK immigration policy and UK dispersal policy.

In 2001, the Refugee Support Group (RSG) was formed under the watchful gaze of the Devon and Exeter Racial Equality Council (DEREC) in response to the people seeking asylum in Britain due to conflict in their own country. In May 2002, the RSG became an independent charity. RSG is governed by a management committee which is an elected group of local people, asylum seekers and refugees who volunteer their time and energy. RSG assists asylum seekers who are supported by friends and relatives, or by themselves, and growing numbers of refugees who have settled in Exeter or who migrate here from other cities. This includes working with women and children who have come here to settle with their refugee husbands. Many of those we work with are from Afghanistan and Iran, but as conflicts and political situations have changed, so too have the nationalities of asylum seekers and refugees in Exeter and Devon.