Community-led welcome in the media
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December 17th, 2021
Neighbours for Newcomers: "I'm overwhelmed by their ability and courage"
Reset volunteers and the nurses they support were featured on BBC Look East about our Neighbours for Newcomers project welcoming refugee nurses to the UK on Skilled Worker Visas.
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December 6th, 2021
Meet the volunteers changing the lives of refugees in London
Volunteers from two Community Sponsorship groups in South London spoke to South West Londoner about their experiences of welcoming refugees to their neighbourhoods.
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September 9th, 2021
The nurses, teachers and volunteers in East Lothian coming together to welcome refugees
Seven Scots have set up a Community Sponsorship group to offer a warm welcome to a refugee family.
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June 15th, 2021
The Cambridgeshire town that bought a Syrian refugee family a home
We met with one incredible town to learn why they bought a Syrian family their own home.
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June 13th, 2021
Appeal to Scots to form community groups
The first Syrian family brought to Scotland have appealed to Scots to welcome more refugee families.
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October 25th, 2020
“Scotland is our second home”
Basma Hamadeh and her family were welcome to Edinburgh by Scotland’s first Community Sponsorship group.
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October 11th, 2020
Still waiting — Wendover, the tiny town that united to welcome refugees
Wendover was due to welcome a refugee family in March 2020 when the UK's resettlement programmes were suspended due to Covid-19.
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May 21st, 2020
“Their support was life changing for me and my family”
Abdullah Alkhalaf explains how Community Sponsorship impacted him and calls for more people to sponsor refugees.
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December 17th, 2019
"The kindness of local people has made a young Syrian family feel welcome"
Alison from South Leicestershire tells us how her community came together to welcome a family.
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February 3rd, 2019
Devon village gives Syrian refugee family new home
A Community Group from Ottery St Mary in Devon welcomed Hani and Amneh Arnaout and their three children.
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July 21st, 2017
Wanted: one Syrian family for small Welsh village
Read about how the tiny community of Narberth came together to sponsor a refugee family.
