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Blog Post: Managing Newcomers’ Housing Expectations
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: September 7, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Housing Orientation
Date: September 7, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Housing Orientation
Amidst rising rental prices, increasing application competition, and a dearth of affordable housing stock, the housing search is difficult. Preconceived notions newcomers may have about the U.S. housing market can further complicate the search for case managers or housing coordinators and the newcomers themselves. Below are a few of the most important facts about housing …
Guide: Leveraging College and University Housing for Newcomer Welcoming
Author(s): International Rescue Committee (IRC), Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: August 31, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Community Sponsor/Supporter, Cultural Awareness, Housing
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: August 31, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Community Sponsor/Supporter, Cultural Awareness, Housing
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
In the face of the U.S. housing crisis, resettlement practitioners must embrace creative solutions to housing newcomers. One such solution involves partnering with institutions of higher education to meet newcomer temporary or long-term housing needs. This resource, created by Refugee Housing Solutions and the International Rescue Committee,
Guide: Using Temporary Housing for Refugee Resettlement
Author(s): International Rescue Committee (IRC), Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: August 28, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Date: August 28, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
The dynamics of the U.S. rental housing market have made identifying permanent housing options for newcomers difficult, resulting in longer stays in temporary housing. This resource outlines best practices for identifying, developing, and using temporary housing in resettlement. This resource, created by Refugee Housing Solutions and the International Rescue Committee,
Toolkit: Tenant Toolkit
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: August 10, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Date: August 10, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
If you are a newcomer to the U.S. seeking housing and want to learn how to be a successful renter and navigate the U.S. rental housing market, we welcome you to explore the RHS Tenant Toolkit. This comprehensive tool for newcomer applicants and renters contains vital information and resources on searching for housing, what to …
Tool or Template: Navigating Housing Screening Criteria
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions, Switchboard
Date: July 28, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Federal Housing Programs
Date: July 28, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Federal Housing Programs
During the process when landlords and housing providers screen rental applicants, they often require documentation that newcomers typically do not have upon arrival in the United States. To decrease this barrier to entry, this resource, created by Refugee Housing Solutions (RHS) in partnership with Switchboard, outlines alternative documentation that landlords and housing providers should expect …
Blog Post: Emergency Housing: Three Ways to Connect with Local Shelter Systems
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: July 28, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Federal Housing Programs
Date: July 28, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Federal Housing Programs
Safe, sanitary, and affordable housing is a prerequisite for well-being. But securing housing of this standard is difficult—particularly for newcomers to the United States. Many of Refugee Housing Solutions’ resources highlight ways to secure housing and avoid homelessness. If you are a newcomer, or are working with a newcomer, who is homeless or at risk …
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Toolkit: How to Recruit and Retain Housing Providers Toolkit
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: July 25, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Date: July 25, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
This toolkit is a comprehensive review of all details, from planning through outreach and stewardship, for resettlement agency staff. The toolkit shares new and different ways to reach previously unused housing providers, with a focus on networking and hitting the streets.
Video: Models of Welcome
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions, Refugee Welcome Collective
Date: July 17, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Date: July 17, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Refugee Welcome Collective and Refugee Housing Solutions collaborated with World Learning and its School for International Training to create a video case study highlighting World Learning’s approach to welcoming Afghan newcomers in fall 2021. The campus provided housing and became the center of the Afghan community for newcomers, also offering education opportunities. Other community members …
Blog Post: Innovative Housing Solutions Spotlights
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: June 28, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Date: June 28, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
As the challenges of finding safe, affordable housing for newcomers arriving in the United States have grown during the past few years, so too have the number and variety of housing innovations. Neighbors, friends, faith groups, towns, and cities have come together in inspiring and innovative ways to ideate, plan, fundraise, and create housing for …
Archived Webinar: Contending with the Housing Crisis: Refugee Resettlement Housing Experts Roundtable
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: June 22, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Date: June 22, 2023
Topic(s): Housing
Hosted on Wednesday, June 22, 2023, the training was delivered by Joshua Weber, Associate Director of Training at Refugee Housing Solutions; Chloe Shiras, Program Manager for Initial Resettlement at HIAS; Hannah Presser, Program Officer at Housing Technical Assistance; and Chuni Lu, Senior Program Officer of Affordable Housing Solutions, at the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Quality …
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