Community Sponsorship Hub’s Sponsor Circle Program is launching a new opportunity for U.S. sponsors to guide refugees and immigrants who have already arrived in the United States. Since 2022, sponsor circles across the country have welcomed Afghans, Ukrainians, and others seeking safety. Sponsors work in groups of five or more and step in as mentors…
The Welcome Corps represents one of the boldest innovations in the U.S. resettlement programs over the past 40 years. Since the program launched in 2023, sponsorship has expanded through Welcome Corps on Campus and Welcome Corps at Work, marking new opportunities for campuses, employers, and everyday people to welcome refugees on their journey to safety…
Rainbow Railroad, the first queer organization partnering with Welcome Corps to bring LGBTQI+ refugees to the United States, supports LGBTQI+ refugees by connecting them with queer affirming sponsors, filling a critical gap in the resettlement process. At this event, you will learn about one such experience from the Welcome Corps sponsor who worked with Rainbow…
Join us for the launch of the Welcome Corps’ “Dine for Refugees” campaign and learn how others are bringing neighbors together for a special evening of food, friendship, and opportunity to learn more about community sponsorship and the Welcome Corps.
Community sponsorship is a growing movement across the United States. Over the past year, new and enhanced programs at the local, regional, and national level were rapidly launched in part as a response to the Biden administration’s prioritization of rebuilding and enhancing refugee resettlement through community sponsorship. Earlier this year, Community Sponsorship Hub (CSH) and…
This training equips sponsors with: • a background on the history of refugee resettlement in the United States • key mindsets needed when approaching community sponsorship • roles and responsibilities of community sponsor groups, and • best practices when engaging in community sponsorship.