Refugee Sponsors Group

SHC facilitates the Refugee Sponsor Group, a collaborative group of faith based organizations and non-profits working toward the goal of successful sponsorships of refugee and/or asylum seeking individuals and families.

The group meets quarterly to share information and best practices regarding family sponsorship.  SHC periodically brings in experts to speak about relevant topics such as financial literacy, early childhood education, refugee mental health, and volunteer mobilization. Refugee Sponsor Group members include:

Adas Israel (DC) Adat Shalom (MD) Beth Chai (MD) Bethesda Friends Meeting (MD) Blessed Sacrament (DC) Bradley Hills Presbyterian/Bethesda Jewish Congregation/Idara Jaferia Mosque (MD) Chevy Chase Presbyterian (DC) DC Christian Reformed Church (DC) Fabrangen's Refugee and Immigrant Committee (unaffiliated Chavurah) (DC) Fairfax Presbyterian (VA) Good Neighbor Capitol Hill (DC) Grace Episcopal Church, Silver Spring, (MD) Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (DC) International Rescue Committee (IRC) Jewish Community Relations Council KindWorks Lutheran Social Services (MD) Machar: The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism. Montgomery County Welcoming Our New Neighbors Program(MD) Montgomery County Interfaith Refugee Resettlement Neighbors (MCIRRN) Muslim Community Center (MD)

National Presbyterian (DC) Ohev Shalom The National Synagogue (OSTNS) (MD) Ohr Kodesh (MD) Oseh Shalom (MD) Peace Lutheran (VA) Restoration Church (partner with UU Reston) (VA) River Road Unitarian (MD) Rodef Shalom (VA)  St. Columba’s Episcopal (DC) St. Dunstan’s Episcopal (MD) St. Johns Lafayette Square (DC) Saint Johns Norwood (MD) Saint Luke Lutheran Church,Silver Spring (MD) Saint Mark Presbyterian (MD) Silver Spring Christian Reformed Church (MD) Temple Beth Ami (MD) Temple Micah (DC) Temple Shalom (MD) Temple Sinai (DC) Tifereth Israel (DC) Trinity Lutheran United Christian Parish and Unitarian Universalist Church, both of Reston (VA) Wallace Presbyterian (MD) Washington Ethical Society (DC) Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ (DC)