Practical approaches to integration and independence Feeling integrated is a deeply personal process, and there’s not a certain amount of time it will take to achieve this, but there’s ways in whi...
Over the time you support a family, your relationship will change as they become independent. Explore how you can prepare for this. When we train Community Sponsorship groups prior to the arrival of a...
Learn how to support refugees to design a path towards employment in the UK Employment provides a fantastic route to integration, helps people to improve their language skills and social networks, and...
Learn how adapting an empowerment approach to working with resettled children is essential in helping them to adjust to their new environment When Community Sponsorship Groups begin supporting resettl...
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...
Suggestions on how to support the refugee family to manage their utility bills independently Part of your role as Community Sponsor will be supporting the refugee family to manage and budget for their...
Guidance on how to start thinking about empowering refugees to live independent lives Integrating into a new country, or community, is a very personal process and it is impossible to put a timescale o...
Learn how to support parents and children’s integration into the UK’s education system Although all schools, Community Sponsorship Groups, parents and children are different, there are man...
Understand how you can support a refugee to drive in the UK Community Sponsorship groups have shared with us that many of the newly arrived refugees they are welcoming are keen to have access to their...
Learn from Abdullah, an Expert by Experience, about how he benefited from volunteering soon after arriving in the UK For the refugees you support, volunteering can present an opportunity for them to b...
A resource to help guide your Group in planning your approach to providing digital services and IT Support Accessing services and details online will be essential for the family you support. Fro...
Explore how you can prepare a family to make an Indefinite Leave to Remain application For families who arrive before winter 2021, they will have been given the right to live and work here for 5 ...
Supporting newly arrived refugees to open a bank account The resettled family you support will be required to register with the Jobcentre Plus within three working days of arrival in order to claim th...
Learn how to to support refugees to create their CV and apply for jobs The refugees you support will need help to understand the job-hunting process in the UK. This is the case despite previous work e...
As with any relationships, the refugees you support may experience a separation or divorce. Here we provide you with approaches to this challenge. Like with any relationship, problems can arise for ev...
Learn how to support refugees to prepare for job interviews In many countries the process of applying for and getting a job is very different to the UK. This is particularly true for the intervi...