Volunteers who have offered to house refugee families from Ukraine are being contacted by Denbighshire County Council.
As part of its
on-going commitment to support the UK Resettlement Scheme, the council is
contacting all residents who have offered support to those displaced by the
conflict.
The council says it has been working closely with Welsh Government and is making the necessary arrangements
to start resettling families from Ukraine as soon as possible.
Denbighshire
has a long history of accommodating and supporting refugees and over the last
five years the Council has resettled 25 families, made up of 95 individuals,
predominantly in response to the refugee crisis in Syria and Afghanistan.
Ann Lloyd, the council’s Interim Head of Service for Community Support Services, said: “A
number of Denbighshire residents have come forward to offer accommodation to
those who have been forced to leave Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict.
“On behalf of
the council I would like to thank them for their generosity.
“We are in the
process of contacting residents who have offered accommodation to arrange the
relevant checks before we can move to the next stage.
“As a council
we are also working to ensure the relevant support is available for families
once they arrive in Denbighshire.
“Through Home
Office funding, we are well placed to provide the necessary support and have a
working group to manage the programme, as well as a dedicated team working
directly with families, and additional support from partners in the third
sector and from local volunteer groups.”
* If anyone has
any enquiries, or would like to offer accommodation, they should email ukresettlement@denbighshire.co.uk
and for more information visit https://gov.wales/homes-ukraine-guidance-sponsors-html
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