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    What does “home” mean to you?  

    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 ...

    Hannah Sansom
    19 June 2025
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    • Healthcare
    • Mental Health

    Inclusion of Refugees with Disabilities

    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...

    Hannah Sansom
    10 January 2024
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    • Resettlement

    Experts by Experience: Community Sponsorship

    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...

    Hannah Sansom
    25 May 2023
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    • Application process
    • Resettlement

    Considering a family referral

    Once approved as a sponsor, you will be sent personal information about a refugee family that you will potentially support. It is critical that you read this information carefully and assess whether y...

    Sally McDavid
    11 October 2022
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    • Group management

    Defining boundaries and your support

    As part of your Community Sponsorship Group, you’ll need to think about what the support you offer refugees looks like. It may seem a little strange to set boundaries on the way in which you wor...

    Hannah Sansom
    17 November 2021
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    • Resettlement

    Receiving the personal data of refugees

    Once approved as a sponsor, you will be given the personal data of refugees you will potentially support. It’s essential this information is managed properly. As a Community Sponsor, you will re...

    Hannah Sansom
    17 November 2021
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    • Welfare benefits

    Working with Jobcentres

    How to approach the Jobcentre and who can assist you to help refugees claim benefits All adult refugees who are resettled via Community Sponsorship will be entitled to claim benefits, and as a Communi...

    Sally McDavid
    17 November 2021
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    • Housing

    Providing a tenancy agreement

    Recognise importance of having a Shorthold Tenancy Agreement and how to support families in their responsibilities Tenancy agreements When you are searching for suitable accommodation for the family y...

    Hannah Sansom
    17 November 2021
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    • Mental Health

    Considering the impact of trauma

    Find two detailed resources on the impact of trauma in the Community Sponsorship context Reset has asked Shellee Burroughs, Clinical Operations Manager at Action for Child Trauma (ACT) International t...

    Sally McDavid
    17 November 2021
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    • Housing

    The group’s role in the accommodation of a refugee family

    Think through which responsibilities and roles your group will take on with the family’s accommodation This resource aims to help your Community Sponsorship group think through some key issues ...

    Sally McDavid
    17 November 2021
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    • Resettlement

    Preparing a fact sheet for the family you will support

    Learn what to include on the fact sheet about your group and the local area Once you’ve been allocated a family, and you and your Local Authority have accepted them, you will need to prepare a ...

    Hannah Sansom
    17 November 2021
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    • Education

    Working with schools

    Learn how your Community Sponsorship Group can prepare the school to support the family Your role with schools If the family you support have school-aged children, you will need to help them register ...

    Sally McDavid
    17 November 2021
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    • Healthcare

    Supporting a family with medical needs

    Key things to consider when allocated a family where medical needs are identified Under the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS),  there may be a greater demand for resettlement places for those with me...

    Hannah Sansom
    17 November 2021
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    • Application process

    Pre-Approval Meetings

    Tips to prepare for your pre-approval meeting with the Home Office Once you submit your application to the Home Office, the Community Sponsorship team will check to make sure you’ve submitted all of...

    Hannah Sansom
    17 November 2021
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    • Application process

    Carrying out Police Board Consultation

    Guidance on working with your local police force In order to protect the refugee family you will be welcoming from harm, and to ensure their new neighbourhood is safe to live in, the Home Office ask y...

    TR Admin
    17 November 2021
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