A note from the Refugee Housing Solutions team:
For nearly five years (since 2022), Refugee Housing Solutions (RHS) has convened and served refugee resettlement providers and supporters across the United States with tailored resources, technical assistance, training, partnerships, innovative projects, and national coordination. We have done all this with the goal of increasing access to dignified affordable housing for refugees and other newcomers.
RHS bridged knowledge gaps between housing providers — from individual landlords to large property management groups — with the wealth of expertise held by resettlement providers, supporters and sponsors, and refugee newcomers themselves. RHS has been a one-stop-shop and living resource for one of the most challenging components in the work of welcome: securing and maintaining safe, dignified affordable housing.
RHS will conclude its current grant period on September 29, 2026, and CWS has begun a thoughtful closeout and transition process.
We want to thank the partners, practitioners, advocates, service providers, housing experts, and community leaders who have contributed to RHS over the past several years. This work has been shaped by your expertise, trust, referrals, feedback, collaboration, and commitment to improving housing availability for refugees and other newcomers.
RHS is deeply grateful to the many partners who helped build and strengthen this work. As decisions are finalized, CWS will continue to share updates, preserve public access to high-value resources, and explore opportunities to carry forward housing support in new ways.
Partners interested in exploring future collaboration around housing technical assistance, training, digital resources, and/or state- and community-specific needs are welcome to contact Lindsey Guerrero (lguerrero@cwsglobal.org).
RHS is gathering reflections from partners, stakeholders, and users who have engaged with RHS since its launch in 2022. We greatly value your input and invite you to complete a brief 10- to 15-minute survey to share your feedback with us.
Latest Resources
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This guide provides practical advice to help new renters confidently handle everyday maintenance tasks, communicate with property owners and managers about significant issues, and prepare for a successful move-out.
This resource explores a case study of partnerships for local resource navigation and how other organizations across the country may be able to replicate a similar model to further collaboration rather than duplication.
This resource reviews several case studies of innovative housing programs for first-time homebuyers across the United States, highlighting unique differences compared to traditional first-time homebuying programs.
This report presents findings from the FY 2026 survey of landlords and property managers. The survey was designed to better understand the challenges and opportunities landlords and property managers encounter when renting to refugees and other newcomers, as well as factors that may influence their willingness to expand access to housing for ORR-eligible populations.
This guide for housing providers, property managers, newcomers, and the resettlement providers who support them gives practical steps for building and sustaining partnerships, as well as a worksheet for walking through these steps yourself.
This article explores examples from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe to identify lessons for the USDA and other rural housing stakeholders. Rather than proposing a one-size-fits-all model, it considers how housing investments, community partnerships, and welcoming strategies can work together to support both newcomer integration and long-term rural community vitality.
This brief resource summarizes the key learnings from RHS' Housing Expertise and HUD Housing Counseling Prep Course throughout its three cohorts during 2025 and 2026.
New Resources Added to Housing Directory of Colorado through Collaboration with 211 Colorado
In a new collaboration with Colorado 211, RHS added more than 265 new resources and service providers across the areas of housing search assistance, financial assistance, resettlement providers, legal assistance, and more to the Housing Directory of Colorado.
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INCREASING ACCESS TO DIGNIFIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR REFUGEES AND ORR-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
RHS endeavors to close gaps in housing challenges through effective and efficient housing support initiatives which strengthen communities’ housing stability and ultimately foster successful integration and prosperity, creating a more connected and thriving nation for all.
Online Housing Courses
Find free learning and certification opportunities in one place on our Learn page, featuring courses on HUD and Newcomer Host Home programs. All courses on this page are 100% online and free of charge.
Become a Trusted Housing Partner
The Trusted Housing Partners pilot program connects housing providers in communities across the U.S. by both educating and equipping them for renting to ORR-eligible populations, and it also provides a platform to host their housing information and availability on the Housing Hub and Directory. To get started, schedule a quick call with our team below.
The term "ORR-eligible populations" refers to individuals who are eligible to receive services and benefits administered by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Eligibility is determined by Congress, and exact benefits may vary by eligibility category. For a current list of eligible populations, please visit ORR's website.
