Mission
We are raising awareness of Community Sponsorship across the country. We are supporting community groups on their journeys towards welcoming refugees into their local areas. We are listening to and gathering the experiences of sponsor groups and sponsored refugees. We are conveying their views to the Home Office in order to shape the development of Community Sponsorship on a national scale.
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24 NOV 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 AUG 2018
Charitable objects
4.1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF AMONG REFUGEES, PEOPLE WHO SEEK ASYLUM OR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BECOME DISPLACED PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES OR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED (‘THE BENEFICIARIES’), AND TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG SUCH PERSONS. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:4.1.1. WORKING WITH AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS, CHARITIES, BUSINESSES, THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN SUCH A WAY THAT NEEDS OF THE BENEFICIARIES CAN BE BETTER MET.4.1.2 SUPPORTING THE BENEFICIARIES WITH THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, DEVELOPING THEIR CAPACITIES, ASSISTING THEM WITH ADAPTING TO A NEW COMMUNITY AND PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THEIR HEALTH4.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO SEEK ASYLUM OR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BECOME DISPLACED PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES OR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED OR FACING SOCIAL EXCLUSION, BY PROVIDING:4.2.1 ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO HELP THEM ADAPT TO AND SETTLE IN THEIR NEW COMMUNITY;4.2.2 INFORMATION, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE;4.2.3 EDUCATION TO THE WIDER PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES FACING PEOPLE WHO SEEK ASYLUM OR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BECOME DISPLACED PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES OR DEPENDANTS4.3 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON ISSUES AFFECTING REFUGEES, PEOPLE WHO SEEK ASYLUM OR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BECOME DISPLACED PERSONS AND FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS

