Community Sponsorship Hub is thrilled to announce our executive leadership team during this historic moment for sponsorship in the U.S. At the helm is Annie Nolte-Henning as CSH’s Executive Director. Throughout her tenure as Interim Executive Director, Annie has demonstrated visionary leadership and a strong commitment to strengthening inclusive programming that puts sponsorship in the…
Following is a statement from Annie Nolte-Henning, interim executive director of the Community Sponsorship Hub. Tuesday marked a new milestone in America’s tradition of welcome: private sponsors welcomed the first refugees to arrive through the Welcome Corps, a new federal program allowing everyday Americans to directly welcome refugee newcomers. This moment is both historic and…
On World Refugee Day, we recognize the 110 million people displaced worldwide, including more than 35 million refugees forced to flee the lives they know waiting for the day they can return home safely, or, for those who have no other option, to resettle in another country. The global displacement crisis has been worsening for…
Overview of CSH: Established in 2021, CSH is a dynamic organization dedicated to growing the role of communities in the protection, resettlement, and integration of refugees and other forcibly displaced people. Mobilizing civil society, and the public, private, and philanthropic sectors, and empowering them with resources and access, CSH shapes and coordinates a community sponsorship…
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of State today announced the launch of the Welcome Corps, a highly anticipated private sponsorship program, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Community Sponsorship Hub (CSH) will lead a consortium in the design and implementation of the Welcome Corps. The consortium includes six…
A private sponsorship of refugees pilot will incorporate lessons learned from the Sponsor Circle Program. “Group response to sponsorship is really powerful. It increases the number of resources that folks have access to and allows for stronger community connections,” Sarah Krause, Community Sponsorship Hub executive director and co-founder.
We know that communities change for the better when we help newcomers, and from coast-to-coast, we have heard moving stories about how uniquely meaningful the sponsorship experience is for all involved. Communities everywhere have felt the power of welcome as people have stepped up to sponsor in the face of recent humanitarian crises like those…