Sarah Krause, executive director of the Community Sponsorship Hub, which was established last year to pair private sponsors with Afghan evacuees, said it will expand opportunities for refugees themselves as well as broaden “our capacity to identify individuals that are in need of protection.” Read More
New York, New York – On August 22, the Community Sponsorship Hub, Refugee Welcome Collective, and Welcome.US will co-launch a new training tool for community sponsorship programs to provide greater access to information for those welcoming refugees through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and other newcomers. Called Community Sponsorship Essentials, this online tool was developed…
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(New York, New York) – The Sponsor Circle Program will begin accepting applications for Uniting for Ukraine sponsor support today. More than 14 million Ukrainians have been displaced by the current conflict, including over six million refugees that have fled the country. Americans can respond by sponsoring Ukrainians in need of safety to come to…
(New York, New York) — The Community Sponsorship Hub (CSH) celebrates the Biden administration’s announcement of Uniting for Ukraine, a humanitarian parole program that will allow those fleeing the war in Ukraine to be safely welcomed to the United States and supported by Americans. “It is important to leverage the exceptional good will of the…
PRESS CONTACTS IRAP: Spencer Tilger, media@refugeerights.org, 646.761.2556 AIUSA: Gabby Arias, media@aiusa.org, 212.633.4145 CSH: Danielle Grigsby, dgrigsby@communitysponsorshiphub.org, 202.344.5037 Niskanen Center: Louisa Tavlas, ltavlas@niskanencenter.org, 571.527.6403 ADVOCACY GROUPS RELEASE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPCOMING PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES (New York, NY) – Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), the Community Sponsorship Hub (CSH), and the Niskanen Center published a joint paper offering…