Students from the university and polytechnics use the R.A.S. Centre for information about refugee issues. The R.A.S. Centre has also been involved in a project working with refugee women and women's health and education services in the area of Female Genital Mutilation. This project is now in its concluding phase. The R.A.S. Centre has a small but substantial reference library. Networks The R.A.S. Centre networks with other refugee agencies within New Zealand and other centres in Australia and Canada.
Contracts are for one to two years.
Other staff are subcontracted as required for various projects. It is envisaged that the R.A.S. Centre will become an umbrella organization for all specialist refugee services in Auckland, which will include health, social services, and education.