Toolkits and training for sponsors

Toolkits for sponsors

Organisations experienced in supporting new arrivals in the UK have produced toolkits to help new sponsors. These toolkits give a general overview and advice about being a sponsor and a host:

• Reset Homes - Ukraine Sponsor Toolkit 
• Barnardo's - Advice for Host Families
• NAACOM - hosting resources and good practice guides
• VITA Network - safe refuge information
• University of Birmingham - Homes for Ukraine toolkit

Training and webinars  

Training can help you to prepare to host people and understand how to deal with issues if they arise, so that you are better equipped to deal with the ups and downs of hosting.

Some providers of training courses and videos are:

• RESET training - courses, videos, articles and more, all designed to help you and the family you support
• The Sanctuary Refugee Support Course - essential basic training for all those living, working or volunteering with refugees, covering topics like safeguarding, trauma, cross-cultural communication and community integration
• Sanctuary Foundation webinars - learn about refugee welcome and refugee welfare through regular events and pre-recorded sessions that are available to watch on their website
• To Be Known - short films focused on how to prepare to host, and support throughout the hosting experience

The Sanctuary Foundation webinar

The Sanctuary Foundation have produced a 90 minute webinar on 'Supporting Ukrainian Refugees - a Marathon not a Sprint.

It covers cultural differences what it is like to be host, and how to be mindful of the trauma that your guests may have experienced while also looking after your own mental wellbeing. 

Last updated 28 November 2024