Volunteer Host: Do you have a spare room? Could you host a refugee?
Refugees at Home
Become a Volunteer Host We are looking for new hosts with a spare room who are willing to offer a temporary home and a helping hand to a refugee or someone seeking asylum. Hosting is only ever temporary. You decide how long you are willing to host for - it can vary from a few nights to several months and anything in between.
"If you are thinking of hosting, you should go for it because if you can even help for a month or even less, you are still doing someone an enormous favour.” Julian, R@H Host Refugees at Home connects people with a spare room to refugees and people seeking asylum in need of somewhere to stay. We don’t think people who come to the UK for sanctuary should end up on the streets. Our vision is for every refugee and every person seeking asylum to have a safe place to stay. We are looking for people with a spare room to join our network of amazing volunteer hosts. We carefully assess each guest and host, match according to preferences, advise on hosting arrangements and preparations, and provide ongoing support to hosts throughout the placement. "Once we took the step to open our home, it became the most natural thing in the world.” Rachel, Host.
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Anyone with a spare room can sign up to host! All guests, hosts and households are different and there is no magic ingredient to a successful placement. In our experience, empathy, courtesy, common sense and good communication go a long way to making sure that guests and hosts get the most benefit from a placement.
"There are so few times you can do something practical to help. Hosting refugees felt like a practical thing to do." R@H Host. - Hosting is a practical way of helping a refugee or person seeking asylum and supporting them on their journey to more secure accommodation. - By opening their homes and welcoming guests from all nationalities, our amazing hosts are spreading hope and solidarity with refugees across the UK. - Option to be part of a Refugees at Home hub to share experiences and connect with fellow hosts. "Thinking back I would like to thank Refugees at Home for helping me to get safe accommodation with a lovely family in 2016... I was safe and warm and surrounded with love and laughter with my hosts." R@H Guest
Each placement is different. Hosts decide how long they would like to host for, the length can vary from a few days to several months and anything in between; and we are flexible around availability and different circumstances.
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