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The Welcome Corps program comes on the heels of a similar, smaller scale endeavor under which Americans were able to sponsor Afghans or Ukrainians. That program launched in October 2021 and has ...
The program, under an initiative known as the Welcome Corps, will allow groups of five or more U.S. citizens or permanent residents to recommend a person or family to sponsor if they meet certain ...
Through Welcome Corps, U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents can form a sponsoring group to support a refugee or refugee family and help them start a new life in the U.S.
VOLAG, sometimes spelled Volag or VolAg, is an abbreviation for "Voluntary Agency".This term refers to any of the nine U.S. private agencies and one state agency that have cooperative agreements with the State Department to provide reception and placement services for refugees arriving in the United States.
Ngounou joined a growing number of LGBTQ+ people accepted into the Welcome Corps, which launched last year and pairs groups of Americans with newly arrived refugees. So far, the resettlement program has connected 3,500 sponsors with 1,800 refugees, and many more want to help: 100,000 people have applied to become sponsors.
Welcome.US coordinates refugee support efforts between all levels of the U.S. government, not for profit organizations, and private sector organizations. [5] [8] The government financial support includes $2,275 per person for rent, food, and clothing, plus a food stipend from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly known as food stamps) and rent relief. [8]
World Relief is also a member of the Welcome Corps, a private sponsorship program under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Through Welcome Corps, World Relief mobilizes churches and communities to sponsor refugee families as they adapt to their new life in the U.S.
Another initiative, the Welcome Corps, allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to privately sponsor refugees, building resettlement capacity and reducing the government's financial and ...