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Community Sponsorship Manual
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Community Sponsorship Manual

This Community Sponsorship Manual provides knowledge and advice for community sponsors embarking on the co-sponsorship experience. Paired with knowledge from fellow group members, community, and newcomers, this manual is a guide to approaching sponsorship skillfully and thoughtfully.

Countering Rhetoric: The Election and Security
  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • News & Updates

Countering Rhetoric: The Election and Security

This webinar covers a range of topics including how to know your message and deliver it with mindful messaging. Learn effective techniques for countering misinformation and crafting a compelling call to action.

  • Community Sponsors
  • Training

Community Sponsorship Building Blocks One Pager

These training courses are designed to support community sponsors and other volunteers who are working with a local resettlement agency to provide welcome and support to refugee newcomers.

  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • Tools

Recruitment Toolkit [Coming Soon]

The RWC Recruitment Toolkit provides users with tools, skills, and attitudes to effectively recruit community sponsors. The toolkit is for resettlement agency staff who are community sponsorship developers or who recruit community sponsors as part of their role.

Weatherization During Welcome
  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • Lunch and Learn

Weatherization During Welcome

During this webinar with Refugee Housing Solutions, participants gain valuable insights into how to implement practical weatherization techniques and discover affordable methods to save money year-round.

  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • Tools

Facilitator’s Guide to Communities of Practice

This facilitator’s guide is designed to provide context and guidance around Communities of Practice (CoP) through the context of resettlement agency network-wide co-sponsorship initiatives.

Supporting U.S. Ties to Become Co-sponsors
  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • Lunch and Learn

Supporting U.S. Ties to Become Co-sponsors

During this session, participants learn what is a U.S. tie, how they can support a U.S. tie to become a co-sponsor, and the benefits of U.S. tie co-sponsorship for U.S. ties, newcomers, sponsor groups, and the community.

  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • Training

Ready, Set, Launch! Workbook

This workbook is a complementary resource to the Ready, Set, Launch! training, designed for staff responsible for developing and/or implementing a community sponsorship program through a national or local refugee resettlement agency.

  • Community Sponsors
  • Lunch and Learn

September 2024 Lunch and Learn Schedule

Use this interactive PDF flyer to read about and register for RWC Lunch and Learn webinars taking place in September 2024.

I-94 Arrival Record

This video tutorial explains what the I-94 Arrival Record for refugees is and why it is an important document, the steps to getting the I-94, and how to use the I-94 retrieval website effectively.

Sexual Harassment in Housing
  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • Lunch and Learn

Sexual Harassment in Housing

In this webinar, learn about the different types of sexual harassment that may occur in a housing transaction, what protections newcomers have under the Fair Housing Act, and ways to safeguard newcomers.

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