The Welcome Corps program allows people to help refugees who are starting a new life in the United States by funding them and directly supporting them. Here is a step-by-step guide on showing how you could participate;
1. Attend a Welcome Corps Information Session
Start by registering for a virtual orientation call online for the program that happens every Thursday at 7 pm Eastern Time and provides information about program functioning.
2. Create a Sponsor Group
In the above-mentioned activity, you have to form a support team of at least 4 members, who should be either the citizens of USA or they should have green cards. We suppose that an ideal dimension of the team is five people, in the best way.
3. Pass an Official Background Check
This simply means that all people of a sponsor group have to agree to be subjected to a background check to check if they are qualified to be in the program.
4. Welcome Corps Training and Application Support Session
Every organized group that sponsors refugees must have one of its members receive training to enable them to understand how to assist refugees. You will also again need to attend an application support session which aids in helping you understand how the process works.
5. Welcome Strategy and Financial Support
Your group will have to prepare what they call a ‘Welcome Plan’ which will indicate how you are going to help your sponsored refugee once (s)he arrives. It can be housing assistance, transportation, employment, or cultural adaptation services. Further, do bears the burden of raising money to pay for the costs incurred in resettling each refugee, which is $2,275 per person.
6. Submit Your Application
When your group has determined your Welcome Plan and donors have secured the necessary funds, you can apply to sponsor a refugee.
When you sign up to host or mentor through Welcome Corps, you change a refugee’s life for the better and ensure they have the tools they need to thrive in their new home in the States.
