Community Sponsorship is a program in which refugee families are paired with community groups who commit to provide clearly defined in-kind and/or financial contributions as well as volunteer services ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. When Sofia Khan walks into a room full of Syrian Muslim ...

The community sponsorship program at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City launched in March 2022 with support from The Shapiro Foundation, building a robust foundation that ...

In line with the multi-stakeholder and whole-of-society approach required to achieve the goals of the Global Compact on Refugees, community sponsorship is a tangible and genuinely rewarding way for ...

While focused on addressing the coronavirus pandemic and reviving the U.S. economy, President Joe Biden has also sought to restore U.S. leadership on a range of global issues. For example, Biden ...

Asher Hirsch is a Senior Policy Officer with the Refugee Council of Australia and a member of the Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative. Anthea Vogl does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Ukrainian refugees attend a job fair on Feb. 1, 2023, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images In the most significant change to U.S. refugee resettlement in 40 years, the federal ...

There are 26 community planning or sponsor groups throughout the unincorporated county — groups that advise county planners and supervisors about local issues. Palomar Mountain will soon become the ...