Community Sponsorship

CWS Greensboro asks for a 4-6 month time commitment for each of our co-sponsorship opportunities (Afghan Sponsorship, Match Teams, and CARE Groups).

Refugees have to learn so much when they first arrive. One of the gifts of sponsorship is providing stable relationships to newcomers over several months.

We ask Afghan sponsors provide at least 4 months rent and utilities assistance, usually around $5000.

CARE Groups commit to providing financial stipends while refugee partners are completing credentialing, licensing, and vocational education trainings, usually around $5,000.

CWS will help both refugee partners and cosponsor groups develop personalized action plans with individualized goals to help each family become independent and able to provide for their family's needs. Key responsibilities include

• securing and furnishing housing
• overcoming transportation barriers (teaching families to navigate public transportation and/or helping them get their driver's license and a donated car)
• finding employment

But you may also help practice English, tutor children in school, drive family members to a doctor's appointment, connect them with local resources like Out of the Garden Project and Wheels for Hope, and show newcomers free, family fun!

Afghan families began arriving to the Triad in mid-October. CWS has already welcomed over 100 individuals. Many still need co-sponsor support!

All Afghan parolees are receiving the COVID-19 vaccination while on U.S. military bases before they arrive in North Carolina for resettlement.

Throughout the pandemic, we have remained committed to maintaining a culture of effective and pragmatic risk management that meets our duty of care responsibilities to all staff and those we work alongside. We pride ourselves on being a workplace that puts the health and safety of our workers first. We are also committed to doing all we can to mitigate risk to our clients and communities from the virus. CWS is implementing the following COVID-19 vaccination policy for our workplace:

"Effective September 1, 2021, CWS’s global vaccination policy is to require vaccination for all staff and volunteers, to the extent that it is legally permitted to do so within each country in which CWS operates. This requirement is based on our commitment as a faith-based humanitarian agency to “do no harm,” and as an employer to provide a safe working environment for our employees. It is also rooted in current scientific evidence, which demonstrates that available COVID-19 vaccinations are both safe and effective."

Yes! Financial donations can allow groups with fewer financial resources to be involved in co-sponsorship. We have different donation levels which will allow you to provide for specific needs in resettlement: 

• Tier 1- covers rent and utilities for 1 month- $1200 
• Tier 2- covers housing and utilities for 2 month- $2400 
• Tier 3- covers living expenses for 3 months- $3600 
• Tier 4- covers living expenses for 4 months- $4800

Right now, we are focusing on the Triad, Triangle, Burlington, Fayetteville, and Wilmington areas. But if you have an interest in supporting, reach out!

CWS will provide a 2-hour training, personalized action plans, and regular check-ins throughout your co-sponsorship journey to support you all along the way!

Interested groups and individuals can fill out the interest form HERE.