Cornwall’s Resettlement Service works to help refugees and asylum seekers integrate into and strengthen our communities. It is funded by the Home Office and includes the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Outreach Team.
Find out more about the work of the Resettlement Service in the Changing Perspectives booklet.
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A Hundred Hosts
This autumn we are looking for 100 new hosts for the Homes for Ukraine programme.
Thank you to the 300 local residents who have already opened their doors to offer accommodation to Ukrainian refugees.
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, more Ukrainians are expected to arrive in Cornwall this winter which is why we are asking more people to come forward as hosts. We can offer a monthly thankyou payment of:
- £700 for hosting a family of 3 or more
or - £500 for hosting less than 3 Ukrainian guests
Hear some of the existing hosts talk about their experiences on the Cornwall Resettlement Service Vimeo page.
As the videos highlight, as well as offering refuge to people in extreme need through no fault of their own, hosts can benefit through companionship and cultural exchange.
Find out more about the Hundred Hosts campaign in the Hundred Hosts factsheet.
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Refugees: in their own words
As part of Refugee Week 2023 we created videos to share the stories of refugees in Cornwall, in their own words. Every day, people and families who’ve been forced to flee their homelands and become refugees, are starting new lives here in Cornwall.
These films have been made at the request of the Cornwall Resettlement Service to bring to life the human stories behind the word ‘refugee’. We are very grateful to the people interviewed for sharing their stories and thank them for their time and openness.
People may find the content of this film upsetting as the interviews describe traumatic experiences of being forced to flee their homes.
These are their stories: