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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.

Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusivity
  • Community Sponsors
  • Lunch and Learn

Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusivity

In this webinar, participants learn about the essential principles of cultural sensitivity and inclusivity in working with refugees.

  • Community Sponsors
  • Lunch and Learn

December 2023 Lunch and Learn Schedule

Use this interactive PDF flyer to read about and register for RWC Lunch and Learn sessions taking place in December 2023.

  • Training

Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)

This video tutorial provides an overview of the Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) program, who is eligible, and how to apply.

Community Engagement and Social Integration
  • Community Sponsors
  • Lunch and Learn

Community Engagement and Social Integration

This webinar covers the ways in which you can support refugee and immigrant leadership and move forward policy and public narrative shifts that create concrete benefits in the lives of impacted community members.

  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • Co-sponsorship

Co-sponsorship in Practice: Refugee Newcomer Feedback FY23

This report provides crucial insights into the resettlement experiences of refugees who were resettled in the U.S. through co-sponsorship within the past 12 months, detailing how refugees connect with support from community sponsors as well as local resettlement agencies.

Navigating Self-Sufficiency Challenges in Refugee Support
  • Community Sponsors
  • Lunch and Learn

Navigating Self-Sufficiency Challenges in Refugee Support

This session focuses on self-sufficiency practices, ways to empower newcomers by equipping them with essential skills and knowledge, and how to navigate the challenges of self-sufficiency in refugee support.

  • Community Sponsors
  • Lunch and Learn

November 2023 Lunch and Learn Schedule

Use this interactive PDF flyer to read about and register for RWC Lunch and Learn sessions taking place in November 2023.

  • Universities
  • Universities

AHLAN: A Manual for Establishing Resettlement Campuses Together

This guide developed by Every Campus a Refuge is for higher education institutions seeking to welcome and support refugees on campus, as well as engage surrounding communities on refugee issues.

Recruiting and Retaining Landlords
  • Community Sponsors
  • Lunch and Learn

Recruiting and Retaining Landlords

In this webinar with Refugee Housing Solutions, participants learn what resources are available and recruitment strategies to increase their success in recruiting and retaining housing providers open to renting to newcomers.

  • Community Sponsorship Staff
  • News & Updates

RWC App Updates – October 2023

October 2023 updates to the RWC App include the introduction of the Welcome Corps track, the ability to deactivate or reactive users, the ability to associate multiple roles with a single email address, and the removal of dormant test accounts.

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