Reset Communities for Refugees: Sponsored Editorial

Leading with welcome: how a Glasgow group is helping a refugee family build a new life.

Just beyond the communities covered by Clydesider, something powerful is quietly taking shape.

In Glasgow, a new Community Sponsorship group is forming to welcome a refugee family and itʼs a reminder of whatʼs possible when ordinary people come together to offer safety and hope.

Refugee Community Sponsorship Glasgow is one of Scotlandʼs newest volunteer led initiatives.

The group, supported by the experienced Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle, is working to raise funds, secure housing, and prepare the ground for a family forced to flee conflict to begin again in the UK.

Community Sponsorship is a UK-wide scheme that gives local people the chance to lead the welcome.

Volunteers form a group to support a refugee family during their first year in the country helping them access healthcare, schools, benefits, and community life.

It's a scheme powered by neighbourhoods, faith groups, and friendship circles.

The Glasgow group has already reached their first fundraising milestone, and theyʼre now connecting with schools, housing providers and neighbours to get everything in place.

You can follow their journey on Instagram @refugeesponsorship.gla or support them via their crowdfunder.

For people living in Clydebank, Dumbarton, and the wider West Dunbartonshire area, this story is more than just heartening, itʼs an invitation.

Community Sponsorship doesnʼt just happen in cities.

There are active groups in the Highlands and Islands, too.

What matters most isnʼt location, itʼs commitment.

And the impact is two-way.

Families arriving through Community Sponsorship gain not just safety, but a real chance to rebuild.

Communities gain connection, shared purpose, and access to free, practical training through organisations like Reset, who are supporting groups across the UK.

Their resources include guidance on housing, trauma-informed support, interpreting, safeguarding and more, skills that strengthen all forms of community work.

You donʼt need to be an expert to get involved.

You just need a handful of people who care.

If youʼre curious about what it might look like to sponsor a family in your area or want to connect directly with Glasgowʼs newest group, visit @refugeesponsorship.gla, explore their
Crowdfunder, or contact their partners via refugeesponsorshipcircle.org or hello@greatergovanhill.com

You can also learn more about Community Sponsorship nationally at www.resetuk.org.

A quiet act of welcome can change lives.

Yours included.