AGC Refugee Sponsorship Initiative

For AGC Churches Sponsoring Refugees

Once there are at least 5 individuals committed to sponsor a family, and you expect that raising the required funds will be possible, you are ready for these next steps that will walk you through the different roles of Core Team members all the way to submitting the application.

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Forming a Core Team

Once you decide you'd like to sponsor a refugee family, one of the first things to be done will be to assemble a Core Team. Each sponsoring group must function with a minimum of five dedicated members who will oversee the sponsorship…

Church Board Approval

As a ministry of the local church, having church board approval is necessary to know that church leadership is supporting the . The church board may also need to make a motion recognizing refugee sponsorship as a ministry of the church so…

Budget Planning

has created a Minimum Support Calculator for sponsors to calculate the financial support required. On top of the IRCC minimum amount, your will add slightly higher monthly support and a contingency amount for unexpected expenses during the…

Settlement Planning

Settlement planning is one of the more time consuming tasks of a sponsorship undertaking. IRCC needs to see that every facet of resettlement has been considered and that there is a plan in place with enough flexibility that the task will…

Completing the Forms

At this point, a Core Team will be in place, the Church Board will have given their approval, and fundraising has begun. Once the church has signed the "Church Letter of Support" it is time to select a refugee family if that hasn't been…

Post-Submission Processing

Once the forms are completed for both the sponsoring group and for the refugee(s), the sponsor must send the completed files and supporting documentation to the SAH via OneDrive, Dropbox, or their preferred file transfer method. The SAH…