13 3 What is required of the person who will house the guest(s)? Hosting asylum-seekers means that a group makes a commitment to support If your congregation is going to house your guests in someone’s home, we ask that the housing host review the Guidelines for Shared Living in Appendix 2 and answer the questions there, as part of the discernment process. [...] if needed? Is that person willing to play the central role of coordinating the other Here are some of the questions that are likely to volunteers or will that coordination role be be asked during the calls, so you have a sense of played by another member of your group? how we’re trying to assess readiness to proceed. [...] Your congregation may be asked to provide a letter of support outlining Finance/fundraising lead: Track the program your program and that you are committed budget and take the lead on coordinating to supporting the individual(s), getting them fundraisers. [...] a prayer for the ones whose births are a When and if your guest is up for it, plan a passing from darkness to darkness, who small get-together all their lives are drawn toward the light, Introduce your guest to the support team and and keep moving, and for those whose community members who speak their native journeys are a winding road that begins language. [...] your own identities may inform your role as a host, and in social justice work more broadly, It can be challenging as a host to lend support you may wish to check out the “Who are you?” and offer solidarity, while at the same time section of the UU College of Social Justice Study not limiting the independence of your guests.
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Table of Contents
- Community Accompaniment Program With Asylum-Seekers 1
- Table of Contents 3
- Introduction 4
- Program History 5
- Introduction to UUSC 5
- Accompaniment as a Response to Injustice 6
- Ways for Congregations to Participate in CAPAS 7
- Process to Become a Host Congregation 8
- Discernment 9
- Readiness Conversations 16
- The Matching Process 17
- Preparing To Receive Your Guest 18
- Welcoming and Settling In 25
- As Time Goes On 28
- Developing a Transition Plan with Your Guest 32
- Ongoing CAPAS Support and Coaching 32
- Summary 33
- APPENDIX 1 GLOSSARY - KEY TERMS ACRONYMS AND FORMS 34
- APPENDIX 2 CONSIDERATIONS FOR SHARED LIVING 35
- APPENDIX 3 SAMPLE LETTERS OF CONGREGATIONAL SUPPORT 37
- APPENDIX 4 39
- ASYLUM-SEEKER SUPPORT RESOURCES 39
- APPENDIX 5 RESOURCES ABOUT IMMIGRATION POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AND CENTRAL AMERICA 40
- APPENDIX 6 ORGANIZE CHALLENGING UNJUST IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS 41
