Reset Communities for Refugees is a UK charity that trains volunteers to welcome refugees into their communities through a Community Sponsorship programme. If you want to volunteer for a charity in your local area, but you’re not sure how to start, we can help.
Volunteering with Reset is an opportunity for you to make friends in your community, to learn new skills, and to boost your confidence by helping others. From young adults through to people who are retired – whatever your previous experience – anyone who has some time to spare is welcome to sign up. Our team will support you through the whole process.
When you become a Volunteer for Refugees, you’ll gain FREE access to:
Whether you want join an existing volunteer group near you, or would like to create and lead your own Community Sponsorship group, we can help.
The first thing to do is to sign up to an upcoming Introduction to Community Sponsorship webinar. These are informal small group meetings, and you’ll have an opportunity to ask questions and chat with the Reset team about how volunteering for Community Sponsorship works, before you commit to anything.
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Find out how Community Sponsorship helps refugee families in need build a new life in the UK with confidence and dignity.
How do I sponsor a refugee family? How does the process work? Reset is here to support you every step of the way.
We’ve designed toolkits to make it easy for you if you’re involved as a lead sponsor or a local authority.
Wherever you are on the fulfilling and thrilling journey through Community Sponsorship, we have training courses, videos, articles and more, all designed to help your group and the family you support.
From drop-in sessions to UK-wide networking events, we bring together people and professionals involved in all stages of the Community Sponsorship journey.
Make a direct difference in the world by getting involved with your nearest Community Sponsorship group – or starting one up yourself!
Make an extraordinary difference to the lives of people who have lost everything by signing up to our (free) Landlords for Refugees register.
Not everyone can donate their time, so if you are choosing to donate money today instead or as well as, thank you. Your generosity is vital to the work we do support community-led welcome of refugees.
Help others by sharing your account. Why were you attracted to community-led welcome? What worked, what did you learn, what has the experience been like for you?
Reset empowers volunteers to welcome refugees into communities across the UK. Find out about us and the kinds of programmes we’ve been involved with.
Research, monitoring and evaluation are essential for making evidence-based decisions that will support Community Sponsorship to grow and flourish.
Sponsoring a refugee family is a significant responsibility. We advocate for Community Sponsors to ensure that they are properly supported throughout their journey.
Our advocacy focuses on representing the views of Community Sponsors to the Home Office to support them in implementing the necessary operational changes.
We also represent the views of Community Sponsors to other key stakeholders, including Local Authorities, international organisations, the wider resettlement field, housing providers and financial institutions. We also use our voice to campaign on policies affecting refugees. We are members of the Together With Refugees coalition, campaigning for a more humane approach to people seeking protection in the UK.
