Ukrainian Refugees - What you Can do

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unsubscribe Ukraine Crisis March 15, 2022 Ukraine Crisis - ACT NOW Donate via Justgiving or CAF Over 3M people have escaped Ukraine since the Russian invasion. With the number of civilian deaths growing, people are fleeing for their lives. According to the UN, as many as 5M could flee in the coming weeks. On the border with Ukraine, Poland has received over 1.7 million refugees, Romania has taken over 400K,  Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe, has accepted over 330,000 refugees  according to UN Stats . In contrast, the UK remains the only country in Europe not to lift visa restrictions and let Ukrainians in. Over 100K members of the public have expressed an interest in hosting refugees through the government's "Home for Ukrainians" Scheme in return for a payment of £350 per month.  The government will not be matching British people with Ukrainians. Those who are interested will need to identify Ukrainians and then they must fill in an extensive visa application naming the intended "hosts". For more info see this article. To address this, we have created a Ukrainians Register for families fleeing the war. So far, twenty one families have registered overnight and we are working to assess their requests and identify host families from our Room for Refugees database.  To be matched with someone you must be registered to host with Room for Refugees. Once matched, we will proceed to the visa application stage to try to quickly bring families through the Homes for Ukrainians route. For more info and links see below.  Call To Action - Ukraine Appeal Ukrainians Register Ukrainian residents and nationals fleeing the conflict should complete this online request form . We will match Ukrainians to volunteer hosts. We will also provide a designated caseworker for support throughout the hosting process. Offer free shelter to refugees If you or someone you know is interested in offering free spare rooms in your home, register with Room for Refugees.  It's an established and respected refugee hosting programme in the U.K. with over 12,000 hosts and 20 years' of expertise. We have sheltered 4,000 refugees to date. We receive referrals from over 400 refugee and aid organisations, including British Red Cross, Refugee Council, Freedom from Torture, The Passage, Migrants Organise. Donate to the Ukraine Appeal  The Ukraine Appeal will provide direct support to refugees fleeing war. We help people rebuild their lives and build positive futures through advice/information, an Emergency Relief Fund and refugee hosting. Donate via Justgiving or CAF For other ways to give please go to www.paih.org/donate. Finally, please sign up to our mailing list for news and information on our campaigns. Thank you for your support. Best wishes and kind regards, Robina Qureshi Chief Executive  Positive Action in Housing   about us Positive Action in Housing is a non governmental, independent, anti-racist homelessness and human rights charity (SC027577) dedicated to supporting women, children and men from refugee and migrant backgrounds to rebuild their lives. We believe in a society where everyone has the right to live safe and dignified lives, free from poverty, homelessness or inequality. donate Offer a spare room Room for Refugees Casework Referrals Other ways to give about us volunteer impact report blog Google Translate