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Launch of the Hackney Refugee Community Sponsorship Group
Community & Culture
A group of young people in Hackney are launching a resettlement programme to welcome a refugee family into our community
The crisis in Afghanistan has shocked us all and we know that many people in the Hackney community are looking for ways to assist.
A group of young people in Hackney are working with an amazing organisation called Reset to launch a Community Sponsorship Group group to welcome Afghan and other refugee families .
Community sponsorship is a government sponsored route for refugee families to come to the UK with the support of local community groups. Community Sponsorship groups are made up of local volunteers who commit to welcoming and supporting a refugee family in their neighbourhood. Community Sponsors find a home for the family, greet them at the airport, and then work with them over a 1 year period to learn English, access education or employment, and settle into life in the community.
Please come along to Hackney Downs Studios on Thursday 7 October at 6.30pm to hear more about Community Sponsorship and how you can get involved. It will also be a great opportunity to grab a beer and some food and meet others in the community.
