We recruit and support volunteer hosts who are willing to offer a temporary home and a helping hand. We carefully assess each guest and host, match according to preferences, advise on hosting arrangements and preparations, and provide ongoing support to hosts throughout the placement. Each placement is different, and the length of hosting can vary from a few nights to several months and anything in between. Hosting is entirely altruistic, provided by amazing volunteer hosts.

We are always looking for new hosts with a spare room or two, or even a sofa bed, in cities and towns that are well connected and have good public transport systems. This enables our guests to travel to college, school, support groups or jobs, and retain their independence.

Here are some quotes from previous hosts:

"There are so few times you can do something practical to help. Hosting Refugees felt like a practical thing to do." Sarah, Host.

"If you are thinking of hosting, you should go for it because if you can even help for a month or even less, you are still doing someone an enormous favour.” Julian, Host

"Once we took the step to open our home, it became the most natural thing in the world.” Rachel, Host.

“We get along really well and the most lovely, surprising thing that happened is that we became friends." Emily and Gijs, Hosts

And the impact that hosting has on guests:

"Thinking back I would like to thank Refugees at Home for Helping me to get safe accommodation with a lovely family in 2016, Imagine if I said I am homeless and cold when my mum called back then. Instead I was safe and warm and surrounded with love and laughter with my hosts." Former R@H Guest

Activities

General & Helping

 

Skills & Attributes

Helpful & Caring

 

Skills Description

All guests, hosts and households are different and there is no magic ingredient to a successful placement. In our experience, empathy, courtesy, common sense and good communication go a long way to making sure that guests and hosts get the most benefit from a placement.