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Help us host refugees in safe, welcoming homes
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Aim
Your support is vital to help us keep vulnerable people off the streets and give them a better start to life in the UK.
Refugees at Home is a UK charity which connects people with a spare room to refugees and asylum seekers in need of a safe place to stay. Since the war in Ukraine began, demand for our help has soared, with the number of referrals increasing tenfold.
By donating to Refugees at Home, you will be enabling us to keep pace with this unprecedented demand, helping as many refugees as possible find a suitable, welcoming home for as long as they need it.
Founded in 2016, we’ve provided nearly 400,000 nights of accommodation to vulnerable people all over the UK. People who may otherwise end up sleeping on park benches, night buses, or worse – often after escaping life-threatening situations in the country they were born in.
As a small team of fewer than 20, we’re doing as much as we can. All of our wonderful hosts and many of home visitors are still volunteers. So, as demand continues to rise, we’d really appreciate your support.
We want every refugee who needs a home to find one as soon as possible. But each home must be properly assessed before a placement can be made.
We conduct home visits, undertake assessments, and provide support to both refugees and hosts to make sure that they always find a warm welcome in a suitable home – all of this crucial work takes time and resources.
Refugees at Home was already supporting people from over 70 countries, but the war in Ukraine has meant an unprecedented number of applications, with demand for our service set to grow further throughout 2023 and into next year.
Every day, we see another story in the news about how dire conditions can be for refugees and asylum seekers who’ve recently arrived in the UK. These 51,000 people – including 8,000 from Afghanistan who were promised safety and evacuated almost two years ago – are often made to feel unwelcome, and housed in unsuitable accommodation. It is our hope that we can alleviate this situation and find suitable, friendly homes for all those seeking a safer new life in this country.
Thank you for your generosity and support for this campaign so far – we couldn’t do anything without you. It’s only with your help that we will be able to offer a comfortable room, kind hosts and much-needed stability to more guests from Ukraine and many other countries over the coming months.
Your donation will help us make sure everyone gets the warm welcome they deserve.
This project successfully funded on 13th August 2023