How to Welcome a Family From Gaza to Your Community
Families in Gaza are looking for a safe place to rebuild their lives. A welcoming community can help make that possible. A Local Group can help a family settle into a new life and feel that they belong.
We are Building a Bridge of hope
Hand made bead dolls
Made by children in Gaza to replace lost toys — holding hands as a bridge.
What a Local Team Can Do?
- Bring people together to form a Local Group and prepare the community to welcome a family.
- Connect with local organisations that can help, and invite them to be involved in welcoming the family.
- The new named sponsorship scheme will allow your community to name a family who would feel happy and welcome there. You can develop a friendship remotely before they arrive.
- Raise the required funds and work with a Lead Sponsor Organisation.
- Help find a suitable home and share practical tasks among the group.
- Complete training and work with support from local organisations.
- Help with everyday essentials: registration, GP, bank, Jobcentre, tenancy, internet, school and local activities.
- Help the family learn English and feel part of the community.
Subhi’s Welsh Dragon
A Welsh dragon carrying children to safety, drawn by Subhi in Gaza.
More Than a Home
This is not simply about providing a place to live. It is about opening a door, building a friendship, sharing a community and helping a family feel that they belong.
Could your community be that door?
Interested in forming a Local Group? Your welcome starts with a conversation
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