– Iftakhar – Waltham Forest Community Sponsorship Partnership
With their status already secured, these families are welcomed by a dedicated community ready to support their integration and help them build a new life with confidence and dignity.
The UK faces significant challenges in providing safe and legal pathways for refugees seeking protection. With complex immigration policies, limited resettlement opportunities, and increasing global displacement, many displaced people struggle to find a secure route to safety. At the same time, communities across the UK are eager to offer support but often lack the means to do so effectively.
Community Sponsorship provides a vital solution by enabling local groups—such as faith organizations, schools, and universities—to directly welcome and assist refugee families. By offering safe homes, practical support, and social connections, this grassroots approach not only helps refugees rebuild their lives but also strengthens community cohesion and demonstrates the power of collective compassion in the face of global displacement.
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Reset has supported over 300 community groups to welcome displaced people.
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Come together locally to welcome a refugee family. Find out how Community Sponsorship helps refugee families in need build a new life in the UK with confidence and dignity.
There are so many ways to show your support. Find out more about how to get involved.
How do I sponsor a refugee family? How does the process work? Reset is here to support you every step of the way.
Wherever you are on the fulfilling and thrilling journey through Community Sponsorship, we have training courses, videos, articles and more, all designed to help your group and the family you support.
From drop-in sessions to UK-wide networking events, we bring together people and professionals involved in all stages of the Community Sponsorship journey.
Our toolkits are designed to make it easy for you to support community-led welcome, including resources for local groups, support for potential lead sponsors, and practical advice for Local Authorities.
Research, monitoring and evaluation are essential for making evidence-based decisions that help community-led welcome to flourish.
Make an extraordinary difference to the lives of people who have lost everything by signing up to our (free) Landlords for Refugees register.
Not everyone can donate their time, so if you are choosing to donate money today instead or as well as, thank you. Your generosity is vital to the work we do support community-led welcome of refugees.
We empower volunteers to welcome refugees into communities across the UK, and we’re inviting you to be part of our movement. Together, let’s shape a better future.
Help others by sharing your account. Why were you attracted to community-led welcome? What worked, what did you learn, what has the experience been like for you?
Community-led welcome isn’t about one organisation. We work with a range of organisations and individuals to deliver our work and to grow the movement.
