How you can help refugees coming to the UK
There are ways that you or your organisation can help refugees.
Donate goods, services or your time locally
You or your organisation can do this, find out how if you’re based in:
- England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Offer community sponsorship
Charities and community interest companies can provide practical support to refugees through community sponsorship.
Your organisation will help resettled families as soon as they arrive in the UK, including giving them a home and teaching them English.
Find out more about community sponsorship.
Give to charity
You can donate to charities that help refugees in the UK and abroad:
- British Red Cross
- Oxfam
- Save the Children
- UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
- UNICEF
- World Food Programme
- Refugee Action
Volunteer
You can volunteer for relief agencies that help refugees in the UK and abroad:
- Refugee Council
- British Red Cross
- Refugee Action
- Volunteer Centre Finder (England)
- Volunteer Now (Northern Ireland)
- Volunteer Scotland
- Volunteer Wales