This resource provides guidance to set you and the newcomer you are welcoming up for success.

Complete this fillable form and upload it as part of your Sponsor Circle application.

Welcome Plan for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (Spanish version)

Welcome Plan for Ukrainians

The Sponsor Circle Guide is a helpful sponsorship tool.

You can access the Sponsor Circle Guide for Afghans here.

You can access the Sponsor Circle Guide for Ukrainians here.

There are many ways to structure your sponsor circle. This resource (Spanish version) offers a sample structure, with committee roles and responsibilities.

Download this checklist (Spanish version) to support you in preparing for the newcomer’s arrival and assisting them throughout the sponsorship period.

This guide (Spanish version) can support your group in raising the resources necessary for sponsorship.

Check out this tips sheet (Spanish version) for guidance on how to secure temporary and permanent housing for the newcomers you will support.

Refer to this checklist (Spanish version) as you prepare the home for the newcomers with which you have been matched.

This resource lists items recommended to be included in the newcomer’s pantry upon arrival.

Pantry List for Ukrainians

Pantry List for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (Spanish version)

Use this budget template (Spanish version) to capture estimated living costs and help a newcomer establish a budget.

Use this guidance to walk you through the process of filing the I-134.

Use this resource to guide you through the process of applying for the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and social security number (SSN).

This resource clarifies the differences between Uniting for Ukraine and the Sponsor Circle Program.

This resource provides guidance on how to prepare for and address mental health issues that may arise during the sponsorship period.

As you approach the end of the sponsorship period, use this resource to help you with the transition.

This document provides a list of resources for formal, informal, and online English language learning.

Use this resource as a conversation guide to discuss managing expectations.

This document clarifies the roles and responsibilities of, and the relationship between, the Sponsor Circle Umbrella and Sponsor Circle.

This guide provides conversation starters for sponsors and beneficiaries to consider when determining a sponsorship match.

Use this resource to have a conversation about goals and expectations.

Use this resource to help guide newcomers navigate the legalities of the U.S. immigration system.

Use this guide to help identify what services and benefits Ukrainian newcomers are eligible for.

This backgrounder contains historical, political, and cultural information intended to cultivate a general understanding of Afghans who are arriving to the U.S.

This backgrounder contains historical, political, and cultural information intended to cultivate a general understanding of refugees from Ukraine who are resettling in the United States.

The Welcome.US Employment Exchange is a free and easy-to-use job platform designed to help refugees find employment opportunities easier and faster.