Many might initially envision their physical home—the place where they sleep, share meals, and try to keep organized. Some might immediately recall their childhood home, even if it has been decades ...
Explore the importance of managing volunteer expectations Volunteers come to sponsorship from many different backgrounds and belief systems. They may have very specific and personal expectations of ho...
Learn about recent changes to Biometric Residency Permits (BRPs) BRPs and eVisas Prior to October 2024, the Biometric Residency Permit was the ID card that was issued to each family member once they a...
Learn about eVisas and how to support the family you welcome with applying for one....
How to be supportive and inclusive of refugees with disabilities in your community. This resource has been produced for Reset to support and inform Community Sponsorship groups working wit...
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. As a community sponsorship volunteer you must be alert to safeguarding concerns so that you are able to recognise, respond and report in a timely...
The Importance & impact of Community Sponsorship As part of our Experts by Experience platform, we interviewed Ghazala and her family who were resettled to the UK through Community Sponsorshi...
As part of our Experts by Experience platform, we interviewed Ghazala and her family who were resettled to the UK through Community Sponsorship. Watch the below video to hear them talk about thei...
Our Safeguarding Awareness E-Learning is available for all Community Sponsorship group members. This training course has been designed for Community Sponsorship groups preparing to welcome a refugee f...
We worked with Dr Andia Papadopoulou, a Clinical Psychologist, to provide information about refugee women and postnatal mental health We know that 12-20% of women will experience mental health difficu...
Reset worked with Dr Andia Papadopoulou, a Clinical Psychologist, to put together these resources in order to provide some information about supporting your well-being in the Community Sponsorship con...
Advice and guidance for groups on pre-arrival contact with families The UK may be very different to the countries that refugee families arrive from, and so, as much as families are relieved and happy ...
The Home Office has announced that refugees who arrive through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) will now have Indefinite Leave to Remain. Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILtR) means that there is no time...
A guide to explain how Community Sponsorship groups will work with the family to help them access services in the UK Before arriving in the UK, resettled refugees receive cultural orientation training...
Learn about common sources of misinformation and the ways to address it Moving to a new country without speaking the language, knowing the house you’ll move to and having only a vague idea of ...
Advice on how to learn about the culture of the family you support Understanding the culture of the refugees your Community Sponsorship Group are supporting is very important in the process of buildin...
Learn how to approach working with refugees who don’t speak Arabic The start of UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) means that we will see refugees ...
Learn how Community Sponsorship groups are making the most out of this free app Part of your Sponsor Requirements in supporting a resettled family is to provide interpretation support for the language...
Key steps for your Community Sponsorship group during arrival The day you’ve been planning for is getting very close! Here, we share what other groups have done or thought about during the arriv...
Learn from Experts by Experience about their resettlement experiences and what they expected of resettled life in the UK One question that we’re often asked in Reset’s Community Sponsorship traini...
A suggested list of what to include in your Welcome Pack for refugee families As part of your application form, you will be asked to prepare a Welcome Pack for the family. Below is a list of suggested...