Do you have a spare room?
Could you offer temporary shelter to someone forced to flee their country? You could be a host with Room for Refugees.
“It’s about removing the borders from our hearts and minds.”
Glasgow: Marianna with Joy* and her newborn baby Noah*
We are looking for volunteer hosts!
URGENT REQUEST! We urgently need volunteer hosts with spare room or empty properties in Brighton, London, Glasgow and the surrounding areas for new refugees. If you are able to offer spare rooms or a property then please register by filling in a form and we will get back to you. In some cases our guests can also pay a small rent. Our hosts come from all backgrounds, wealth and occupations. In all cases we guarantee confidentiality.
Latest Statistics: In 2025/26, Room for Refugees volunteer hosts provided shelter and sponsorship matches for 147 households. The total nights of shelter provided per person were 104,582 . Since 2002, Room for Refugees has accommodated over 5,000 individuals.
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Host a refugee family or individual in your home
Today we’re seeing the biggest movement of people to Europe since the refugee crisis following World War II.
If you’ve come to this page because you want to respond to what you’ve seen on the news, thank you. Showing hospitality is one of the most practical and powerful ways you can respond.
The Room for Refugees network helps those who are seeking sanctuary to rebuild their lives. We connect those with a spare room in their home to refugees and asylum seekers in need of somewhere to stay. Our hosts come from across the UK and the US.
Since 2002, we have placed thousands of people for anything from a week, to months and years, and notched up tens of thousands of nights of shelter.
As a “refugee host”, you decide how long you can offer a spare room or property. We screen all referrals to ensure a safe match, and our team are there to support you and your guest throughout the placement.
Find out more about how it works.
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Your assistance, however modest, gives people hope to rebuild their lives. Thank you.
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“Positive Action in Housing didn’t just help me start a new life. They helped me believe I could deserve one—in safety, in love, and with dignity.”
Rabia with her hosts on a visit to London
My hosts—two of the most precious people in my life, believed in me before even hearing my voice. A family that didn’t know me, had never met me, and still said yes to hosting me. I came here after losing almost everything—my home, my sense of safety, my hope. I left my family behind in a nightmare I still carry with me every day, but every single person who believed in me gave me a piece of that hope back.Rabia, student from Gaza, Palestine (name changed for anonymity)
It's great to have a young person in the house again and it's lovely to be swapping stories around the kitchen table The reality is so much less than the fear- having Rabia here has been an absolute joy!Rabia's host family
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