Category: Community Sponsors

Engaging Landlords: Fostering Understanding and Compassion

by on September 18, 2024

Download Resource To better understand the challenges faced when securing housing for newcomers, RHS conducted an anonymous survey of housing providers to uncover the most common issues they face when considering renting to refugees. “Engaging Landlords: Fostering Understanding and Compassion” draws on the key insights from that survey, offering practical strategies rooted in empathy and…

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…