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Your search for Community Engagement yielded 132 result(s).
Tip Sheet: Sample Group Structures & Roles
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 is designed for groups that are sponsoring newcomers. It provides a sample sponsor group structure and describes the roles and responsibilities of each team within the sponsor group.
Tool or Template: Sponsor Fundraising Tips & Tools
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 shares fundraising considerations, tips, and tools for sponsors who are preparing to welcome and support newcomers.
Tip Sheet: Tips for Securing Housing
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 describes best practices for sponsors to identify and secure housing for newcomers.
Tip Sheet: Sample Home Supply 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 provides a checklist of recommended furniture items and supplies for preparing a home for newcomers, both upon their arrival and when transitioning to permanent housing.
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.
Blog Post: Innovative Housing Spotlight: Partnership with a College Campus to Welcome Afghan Families
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: October 6, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: October 6, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Do you support refugees and newcomers with affordable housing services? This blog post is for you! Switchboard has partnered with Refugee Housing Solutions to share training and promising practices related to housing solutions for newcomers. Today, we’re spotlighting the innovative housing work of World Learning Inc., a global nonprofit and accredited academic institution with a …
Toolkit: Healthy Spaces Custom Signage Making
Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: September 7, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Welcoming Communities
Date: September 7, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Welcoming Communities
This resource, created by NRC-RIM and IDEO.org, provides resettlement providers and other community organizations with tools to create healthy and welcoming spaces for the refugee and immigrant community. One way to change health systems is to ensure spaces are set up to honor people in refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities and support the trusted relationships …
Archived Webinar: Introducing the CO Toolkit for Community Sponsors
Author(s): CORE
Date: June 15, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: June 15, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
The Cultural Orientation toolkit for community partners and sponsors teaches the receiving community to incorporate key CO messages while providing direct resettlement services to newcomers during their first 90 days. The toolkit provides guidance on how to incorporate CO messages into 25 early resettlement services. Integrating this toolkit into your services will reinforce key CO …
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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.
