Short-term Volunteer Host: Do you have a spare room in your home? You could host a refugee in Manchester

Organisation name: Refugees at Home
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Minimum amount of hours required: London
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"There are so few times you can do something practical to help. Hosting refugees felt like a practical thing to do." - A Refugees at Home host. 

Refugees at Home is the UK’s largest independent hosting charity, connecting people with a spare room in their home to refugees and people seeking asylum in need of somewhere to stay. We don’t think people who come to the UK for sanctuary should end up on the streets. Our vision is for every refugee and every person seeking asylum to have a safe place to stay. 

Many of our guests come to us on the verge of homelessness – some have already spent time sleeping on the streets. To date, we have supported over 7,000 guests into hosting, but the need is not going away.  

We are always looking for more people with a spare room, or even a sofa bed, to sign up to host. Hosts ideally need to have good public transport links; this enables our guests to travel to college, school, support groups or jobs, and retain their independence.  

We carefully assess each guest and host, match according to preferences, advise on hosting arrangements and preparations, and provide ongoing support whilst you have a guest staying with you. You decide how long you would like to host for; we are flexible around your preferences and availability. Each placement is different, and the length of hosting can vary from a few nights to several months and anything in between. 

"Thinking back, I would like to thank Refugees at Home for helping me to get safe accommodation with a lovely family... I was warm and surrounded with love and laughter with my hosts." - A former Refugees at Home guest 

Next Steps:  

Anyone with a spare room can sign up to host! All hosts will need to provide two references and have a home visit.  

  1. For further information, explore our Information for Hosts page.
  2. Take a look at our host application form if you are interested in signing up.
  3. Please share with your network if you are not in a position to host.


“It’s mostly just being a tiny part of that longer story.” - Andrew, a Refugees at Home host 

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