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...
Understand the feedback opportunities and reporting requirements for Community Sponsorship groups As a Community Sponsorship group, you will have several opportunities to provide feedback on your expe...
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...
Lead Sponsor Organisations who have been designated by the Home Office to be a Principal Sponsor are able to submit applications that use a different format to the traditional Community Sponsorship ap...
The Home Office requires all Community Sponsorship groups to keep records during their support of a family throughout the Sponsor Agreement period. Not only is this essential for managing bo...
Details on the charitable status you require to be approved as a community sponsor In order to be approved by the Home Office as a Community Sponsorship group, your application must be made through a ...
Find out what other groups have found helpful when a preparing property for a resettled family You will need to obtain accommodation that is of a good and adequate standard and available at a sustaina...
Working with a Lead Sponsor is all about working in partnership, here are some things for groups to consider when exploring this Your Community Sponsorship application must be made by Lead Sponsor Or...
Learn how to create a policy to handle complaints from the refugees you support In order to gain approval as a Community Sponsorship Group, your application will need to have a clear complaints policy...
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...
Access the ‘Welcome to the UK’ booklet that is provided during the arrival process Groups have found it useful to refer to this booklet and the information it contains to remind the f...
Suggestions on how to effectively keep records about the support your Group members are providing When you are supporting a refugee family to build a life in the UK, your Group will need to keep recor...
Ideas and discussion points to assist groups in negotiating with landlords Community Sponsorship groups across the UK have developed hugely creative ways to find affordable, sustainable accommodation ...
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 ...
Understand what will take place during your post arrival meetings with Reset As part of your Sponsor Agreement with the Home Office, you will have consented to participate in follow up calls through y...
Community Sponsorship Groups in Scotland will benefit from understanding what is taking place nationally. The Scottish Government have implemented a refugee integration strategy for 2018-2022, which G...
Learn about your obligations and requirements as a sponsor In Community Sponsorship, you will have requirements and obligations between the organisation acting as Lead Sponsor and the Home Office, wh...
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...
Access free training and information about Prevent Your safeguarding policy includes sections on radicalisation and organised crime. To learn more, you can access free e-learning training on Prevent f...
Recommendations for how to furnish a property for a refugee family Community Sponsorship groups will need to provide equipment, groceries and other basic items in the property ahead of a refugee famil...
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...