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Curious about how local communities can welcome refugee families? Our interactive Introduction to Community Sponsorship sessions are designed to help you take your first steps — in a way that works for you.
How you can take part
We now offer two flexible ways to join:
Join live sessions — our friendly, online events allow you to meet our team, ask questions in real time, and connect with others exploring community sponsorship.
Explore the digital version — a self-paced learning option featuring the same core content, including expert insights and practical tools. Ideal if you prefer to move at your own rhythm, revisit sections, or learn outside of fixed times.
By offering both live and digital formats, we’re making this essential training more inclusive, flexible and sustainable — so whether you’re balancing family, work or volunteering commitments, you can access the support you need.
What you’ll gain
A clear understanding of what Community Sponsorship is — and how it works here in the UK
Insight into who gets involved and the different roles in a sponsorship group
A step-by-step overview of the process — from forming your group to welcoming a family
Ideas for how you might take your first step: starting a group, joining an existing one, or offering practical skills
No matter which format you choose, you’ll come away with confidence, clarity and connection — whether you prefer live interaction or need flexibility in your learning.
“Attending the Introduction to Community Sponsorship course was an incredibly positive experience even though I was apprehensive before joining the session.
–Course participant
The sessions below, are informal opportunities with members of the Reset team where you can hear more about everything to do with Community Sponsorship and ask any questions that you might have.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’ve any questions at all. We’re here to support you!
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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.
