The Community Sponsorship Building Blocks are a series of quick online trainings, developed by Refugee Welcome Collective, for sponsors that cover key topics relevant to welcome. Each training takes approximately 15-30 minutes to complete, and training topics currently available include:
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- Centering Self-Determination and Promoting Self-Sufficiency – This course is designed to support community sponsors and volunteers working with a resettlement agency in learning how to prioritize program participant self-determination and actively promote self-sufficiency. Course completion takes approx. 20min.
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- Recognizing and Understanding Past Experiences and Hardships – This course is designed to support community sponsors and volunteers working with a resettlement agency learn how to recognize and understand signs of past hardships and to adjust their service provision approach. Course completion: approx. 30 min.
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- Building a Strong Foundation Through Boundaries – This course is designed to support community sponsors and volunteers working with a local resettlement agency in learning how to develop, maintain, and respect boundaries. This course takes approximately 20min. to complete.
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- Addressing Role Differences and Ensuring Sponsorship Participant Input – This course is designed to support community sponsors and volunteers working with a local resettlement agency in learning how to address the dynamics between sponsors, volunteers, and sponsorship participants. Course completion takes approx. 20 min.
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- Translation and Interpretation for Sponsors – This course is designed to support community sponsors and volunteers working with a local resettlement agency in learning how to access and utilize interpreters and translators in their role. This course takes approximately 15min. to complete.
