Resource Library
Resources on Providing Quality Housing to Refugee Families

Featured Resource
Landlord Toolkit
This comprehensive tool for housing providers contains key information and resources on renting to refugees, including the resettlement process, support available to refugees when renting, FAQs, and more.
- Landlord/Property Manager
- Understanding the U.S Housing Crisis
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- Resettlement Agencies
- Best Practices for Housing Newcomers
Best Practices for Resettlement Agencies Forming Local Government Partnerships to House Newcomers
This document explores local government partnerships with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to help house and empower recently arrived newcomers and assist them in their adjustment to life in the US. The IRC then suggests how other resettlement agencies might form similar partnerships.
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- Community Sponsors
- Best Practices for Housing Newcomers
Community Sponsors Assisting with Newcomer Housing
This document outlines successful strategies for community sponsors assisting with identifying and securing housing for newcomers.
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- Federal Agencies
- Housing Advocacy & Policy
U.S. Housing Crisis Affects Refugees Alongside Others
This research project highlights the impact of the United States housing crisis when housing refugees in safe, affordable, and available housing. The need for affordable and available housing continues to grow, and RHS is responding.
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- Refugees/Newcomers
- Best Practices for Housing Newcomers
Managing Newcomers’ Housing Expectations
This blogpost outlines a few of the most important facts about housing in the United States to communicate to newcomers before and during the housing search.
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- Community Sponsors
- Best Practices for Housing Newcomers
Innovative Housing Solutions Spotlights
This blogpost highlights four stories of innovative refugee housing solutions.
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- Community Sponsors
- Emergency Housing
Emergency Housing: Three Ways to Connect with Local Shelter Systems
This blogpost offers tools to help newcomers who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless find immediate shelter and stay safe.
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- Resettlement Agencies
- Best Practices for Housing Newcomers
Using Temporary Housing for Refugee Resettlement
The dynamics of the U.S. rental housing market have made identifying permanent housing options for newcomers difficult, resulting in longer stays in temporary housing. This resource outlines best practices for identifying, developing, and using temporary housing in resettlement.
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- Resettlement Agencies
- Best Practices for Housing Newcomers
Leveraging College and University Housing for Newcomer Welcoming
In the face of the U.S. housing crisis, resettlement practitioners must embrace creative solutions to housing newcomers. One such solution involves partnering with institutions of higher education to meet newcomer temporary or long-term housing needs.
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