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Tool or Template: Sample Pantry Checklist
Author(s): Welcome.US, Community Sponsorship Hub
Date: October 27, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: October 27, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
This resource for community sponsors offers a list of recommended pantry items to provide for newcomers upon arrival and when transitioning to permanent housing.
Tool or Template: Sample Budget Template
Author(s): Welcome.US, Community Sponsorship Hub
Date: October 26, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Date: October 26, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
This sample budget template is designed to help sponsors estimate the amount of financial support newcomers will need in their first months after arrival.
Tool or Template: Home Set-up Guide
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Housing Orientation
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Housing Orientation
This resource, created by Refugee Housing Solutions, provides Resettlement Agencies and their affiliates with an apartment and home set-up guide as they prepare for and take part in a home set-up for refugees.
Tool or Template: Eligibility for Matching Grant (MG) Flow Chart
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: August 3, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Employment
Subtopic(s): Program Eligibility
Date: August 3, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Employment
Subtopic(s): Program Eligibility
This resource, created by Switchboard, includes a flow chart for service providers which can be used during the Matching Grant (MG) intake or assessment process to determine eligibility. This flow chart is intended as a quick reference tool and is accurate as of July 18, 2022. It is available in two formats: a one-page 11×17 …
Tool or Template: Public Benefits Overview for Refugees and Other Humanitarian Immigrants
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: May 16, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Program Eligibility
Date: May 16, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Program Eligibility
Certain humanitarian immigrants are eligible for cash assistance, medical assistance, employment preparation, job placement, English language training, and other services offered through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), along with other federally funded programs. This includes refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, Special Immigrant Visa …
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Tool or Template: Core Service Checklist for Co-sponsorship Groups
Author(s): Refugee Welcome Collective
Date: May 1, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Date: May 1, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Created by the RCUSA Community Sponsorship Working Group, this core service checklist indicates service delivery timeframes and which services must be completed by the local affiliate office or in active collaboration with the office.
Tool or Template: Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Author(s): Church World Service (CWS), Refugee Welcome Collective
Date: May 1, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: May 1, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Co-sponsors are required to sign a non-legally binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This sample MOU is designed for local offices to adapt and use as needed.
Tool or Template: Traditional Afghan Ingredients for Ramadan
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: March 30, 2022
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Food Security and Nutrition
Date: March 30, 2022
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Food Security and Nutrition
This checklist includes a list of traditional Afghan ingredients commonly used during Ramadan. There is also a column that can be used to track which ingredients have been purchased, and additional lines where more ingredients can be added.
Guide: Client Rights and Responsibilities
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: February 3, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Organizational Development, Safety
Date: February 3, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Organizational Development, Safety
A client rights and responsibilities policy describes the ways that clients are entitled to be treated in the context of programs and services, as well the ways that clients are obligated to treat service providers, partners, and other clients. By recognizing and respecting the rights of clients in an ethical and transparent manner, refugee service …
Tool or Template: Preparing for Data Analysis
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: September 2, 2021
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Quality, Using Data and Evidence
Date: September 2, 2021
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Quality, Using Data and Evidence
This tool provides guidance for preparing your data for analysis; a process also known as “data cleaning.” It contains a spreadsheet and accompanying instructional document that walk through this process of preparing data for analysis step by step using a sample data set.
