Private sponsorship programs empower everyday Americans to play a leading role in welcoming refugees arriving through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program by fully supporting their resettlement and integration independently of local resettlement agencies. 

This deep level of engagement involves groups of five or more community members coming together in solidarity with the world’s most vulnerable people to secure housing, enroll children in school, assist with employment, and facilitate other core support services essential to successful integration.  

The Solidarity Circles’ private sponsorship team provides support and guidance to community members sponsoring refugees through two similar yet legally distinct programs: