SUPPORT4SPONSORS
Hosting a refugee can be an enriching, life affirming experience. It can also be a challenging one. Families4Peace recommends present and would-be sponsors prepare themselves, their families and their homes for their guest’s arrival. To help do so we’ve collated this short list of resources.
The government’s official guide for Homes for Ukraine sponsors can be found here
You may wish to create a welcome letter and a list of important house rules for your guests to help manage both your and your guests’ expectations of the hosting arrangement.
Below is a list of charities that offer support, advice and online workshops for hosts:
Reset UK
Reset UK empowers volunteers to welcome refugees into communities across the UK. They offer a range of support for those host refugees in their homes or as part of a community hosting network.
Refugees at Home
Refugees at Home matches generous hosts with a spare room with asylum seekers and refugees in need of emergency and temporary accommodation. They offer a range of resources and advice for refugees and hosts.
The Sanctuary Foundation
Offers resources and online training. Their online refugee support course for potential hosts is recommended:
Refugee Council
A national charity offering an array of important support for refugees
NEXT STEPS
Advice on finding a new host has been published by the Government and can be found here
Should you no longer be able to host your guests the government has published a list of organisations who can help guests find a new host here.
Please inform your local council if your guests want to move to another area of the UK. This is very important, as your council will need to agree this with the council in the new area to arrange thank you payments.
If your guests wish to move into rented accommodation
Many people from Ukraine are now in a position where they want to live independently in their own rented accommodation. There is lots of support and advice available to help them do this. It can be found in English, Ukrainian and Russian here:
How to rent (Ukrainian Version)
For detailed housing advice see housing under our refugee section.
Refugee Resources
Here you will find information for housing, healthcare, English classes, and children’s education among other important topics.
