Refugee Group update:
St Mary's Group
On behalf of Caritas Diocese of Salford, I would like to thank you for volunteering to welcome the Najjar family in your community and for being part of the St Mary Oswaldtwistle Community Sponsorship Group.
After a conversation with Dylan Owen, we have agreed to bring the formal process of Community Sponsorship project to an end in the next month. This was understandably delayed due to the pandemic and we are grateful for your continuance of support. We look forward to supporting you achieve this last step on the formal resettlement process.
If you still provide support to the family, please find attached a checklist that summarises how to finalise support by the end of June. You can use this as a guide, knowing that inevitably some areas would have been hindered by the pandemic (e.g. social activities and work). You may also prefer to map individually how you will informally support the family and work together as a group to either move this to the family or to refer them to other appropriate services.
We want to make sure that you are able to enjoy building a relationship with the family that is not solely based on support. Caritas remains available to support you through this process.
If you no longer provide support to the family, then we wish you all the best and hope that you and your loved ones are safe.
On behalf of Caritas and the whole Community Sponsorship programme, I would like to thank you for your hard work over the past two years and have attached a letter of our thanks. We hope that in the near future we will be able to arrange a suitable social celebration to recognise your contribution and thank you in person.
Do let me know if you have any further questions.
Best regards,
