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Housing Checklist: A Guide to Finding, Securing, Preparing, and Settling into a New Home

This guide provides case managers, sponsors, and newcomers with a clear step-by-step approach to successfully navigating the housing process. From finding suitable housing to settling into a new home, this checklist covers key actions in each stage, ensuring a smooth transition.

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Whether you’re searching for housing, understanding lease terms, furnishing your home, or adjusting to your new living environment, this resource offers practical tips and essential reminders to help newcomers settle into their new community with confidence.

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Learn more about legal requirements and find answers to commonly asked questions about partnering with refugee resettlement agencies to provide housing to newcomers.

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

The Sponsor’s Guide to Housing Newcomers offers a detailed step-by-step approach to securing and preparing housing for newcomers. This resource covers everything from pre-arrival planning to settling into a new home, with practical insights on overcoming common housing challenges, setting boundaries, and understanding roles and responsibilities.

Community Sponsors Assisting with Newcomer Housing

This document outlines successful strategies for community sponsors assisting with identifying and securing housing for newcomers.

Community Sponsors Assisting with Newcomer Housing Webinar

This webinar co-hosted by the International Rescue Committee and Refugee Welcome Collective is geared toward frontline refugee service providers seeking answers to questions related to community sponsors supporting short-term or long-term housing solutions for refugees and other newcomers.
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