LUNE VALLEY
REFUGEE
SPONSORSHIP
Aspiring to welcome, to protect, to promote and to
integrate a refugee family into Our Community
Community Sponsorship
The Community Sponsorship scheme
The scheme is a ground-breaking development for the resettlement of refugee families in the UK. It enables community groups such as ours to become directly involved in supporting the resettlement of refugees fleeing conflict and in need of protection. It encourages innovation in resettlement that has the potential to promote positive outcomes, both for refugee families and local communities.
(photo left: Xinhua/Pan Chaoyue)
What does a community sponsor do?
If granted community sponsorship status, we will be allocated a family fleeing conflict, and it will be our responsibility to support the resettled family from the moment of arrival in the UK. This will include:
- meeting the family at the airport;
- providing a warm welcome and cultural orientation;
- providing housing;
- identifying suitable school places;
- supporting access to medical and social services;
- English language tuition; and
- support towards employment and self-sufficiency.
(photo right: © IOM 2014)
In addition, we will be required to demonstrate that we have a minimum of £9,000. This is to ensure that we have sufficient funding to help fast track the family’s resettlement, whilst allowing for all eventualities.
(photo left: James Gordon)
