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...
Read an inspirational story about a Community Sponsorship group’s journey of welcome. Born out of a work shed in the winter of 2020, a group shares their journey of welcoming a family, with the ...
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 ...
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...
An empowerment approach to loaning money Many Community Sponsorship Groups have established a process by which they will make an interest-free loan of funds to the family they are supporting. Ha...
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 you can empower families to navigate maternity care and birth registration in the UK Community Sponsorship groups have supported many families that continue to grow after being resettled to ...
Tips for supporting a newly arrived family to access volunteer or employment opportunities As part of the application process, you will have thought about how you could assist adults to access volun...
Think through the likely benefits available to the families you will support Both for the sake of your Group and the family you will support, it is important to ensure that the property you find will ...
Find advice and guidelines for supporting family members who wish to stop smoking When you receive a referral of a family from the Home Office, the Resettlement Registration Form you receive may indic...
Guidance on how to support families that are considering moving to a different area in the UK After arrival, some families might express an interest in moving elsewhere in the UK. There could be many ...
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...
Guidance on how to work with interpreters effectively. This resource is designed to help you understand the role of interpreters, and to help you explain this to both them and the refugees you are sup...