Make Harringay home - Refugee sponsorship: appeal for housing

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Permalink Reply by David Schmitz on March 21, 2022 at 10:42

Hi Tom,

Thanks for doing this.

My family has expressed interest in taking in some refugees, and it had occurred to us that it would be a good idea to have a forum on HoL where those of us who are doing this could exchange ideas as to how to prepare.

Once the people start coming we could then set up a WhatsApp group so that we can share confidential information and help one another out.

If you'd like your forum post to be used for this purpose, please say so. If you would prefer it to stay focused on what you are doing at the moment, though, I can always set up another one.

All the best,

David

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Permalink Reply by Tom on March 21, 2022 at 13:50

Hi David - thanks for your message. It’s great that your family wants to help. Please feel free to use this post for that purpose. Our group’s main objective is to find a home for a family and help them settle. But very keen also to do what we can to support others to get involved. A forum to discuss how people can help would be very useful. Feel free to get in touch directly and we can talk further. 
Best wishes 

Tom

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Permalink Reply by David Schmitz on April 2, 2022 at 8:14

I’ve been told that there’s an organisation called Homes for Ukraine which is said to be quite efficient at connecting potential hosts with refugees. Its website is https://www.refugeesathome.org/ and it might be worth checking out.

Best,
David

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Permalink Reply by David Schmitz on April 2, 2022 at 8:24

Correction. The organisation is called Refugees at Home. 
Homes for Ukraine,of course, is the government scheme.

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