Volunteer Host: Do you have a spare room? Could you host a refugee?

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We are looking for new volunteer hosts in Stockport (and Greater Manchester) with a spare room who are willing to offer a temporary home to a refugee or person seeking asylum. We support you through every step of your hosting journey. We carefully assess each guest and host, match according to preferences, advise on hosting arrangements and preparations, and provide ongoing support to hosts throughout the placement. Each placement is different, and the length can vary from a week to several months and anything in between; hosts decide how long they would like to host for, and we are flexible around hosts' availability and different circumstances. When you have a guest staying with you, you will have a designated placement coordinator who will check in with you throughout the placement. There is support available seven days a week if you have any questions or problems.

Role

There are no specific skills required! Anyone with a spare room, or even a sofa bed, that is well connected and has good public transport systems can apply to host. To become a host, you will need to fill out a simple application form online, provide 2 references and have a home visit. This is when one of our home visitors will come to your home to offer advice, look at the accommodation being offered, and answer any questions you have about hosting. Have a read of our information for hosts page: https://refugeesathome.org/get-involved/get-involved-id-like-to-host/ All guests, hosts and households are different and there is no magic ingredient to a successful placement. In our experience, empathy, courtesy, common sense, and good communication go a long way to making sure that guests and hosts get the most benefit from a placement. Here are some quotes from previous hosts: - "There are so few times you can do something practical to help. Hosting Refugees felt like a practical thing to do." Sarah, Host. - "Once we took the step to open our home, it became the most natural thing in the world.” Rachel, Host. And the impact that hosting has on guests: "Thinking back I would like to thank Refugees at Home for Helping me to get safe accommodation with a lovely family in 2016, Imagine if I said I am homeless and cold when my mum called back then. Instead I was safe and warm and surrounded with love and laughter with my hosts." R@H Guest.

When:

Where:

Work from home

Other:

We will discuss with you any preferences, such as if you would prefer not to host someone who eats meat or smokes. This will be recorded on your profile so that our whole Placement team can try to match you with a guest who fits your circumstances.

Closing date for applications:

01 February 2026

Who to contact:

Phoebe Green

Refugees at Home

Organisation description:

Refugees at Home is a UK wide charity which connects hosts with a spare room to refugees and people seeking asylum in need of a temporary home. 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.

Organisation type:

Registered Charity

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