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Author: Grace Cunningham

A Sponsor’s Guide to Housing Newcomers: Navigating the Housing Process from Pre-Arrival to Settling In

by on December 26, 2024

Sponsors will find helpful tips on conducting housing searches, engaging with landlords, and ensuring housing readiness. Additionally, the toolkit provides a thorough overview of lease agreements and alternative support options, along with cultural orientation strategies to make the newcomer’s transition smoother.

Housing Guarantee Fund: Year Two Impact Report

by on September 3, 2024

To help address at least one obstacle that refugees and other newcomers face when looking for safe, affordable housing in the U.S., HIAS created a Housing Guarantee Fund in May 2022. The fund succeeds when HIAS affiliate agencies backstop newcomer leases financially by co-signing or otherwise guaranteeing them, so landlords do not hesitate to welcome…