Saint John of God Brothers

SJOG Homes for Ukraine Team Celebrate Project

Since September 2022, the SJOG Homes for Ukraine team has facilitated placements for families through the Homes for Ukraine scheme, connecting them with sponsors across the UK. The program offered a matching, training, and support services to both sponsors and guests.

As an official provider to the Government scheme, SJOG Homes for Ukraine has supported over 300 individuals displaced by the war in Ukraine, both directly through matching and indirectly through information sessions and signposting.

Key achievements of the project:

  •  140 guests placed with sponsors in the UK. This included 44 children.
  •  96 guests have completed their 6-month placements.
  •  50 guests have transitioned to private rented accommodation.
  •  The HFU team conducted 35 information sessions for both sponsors and guests, reaching over 200 people.
  •  94% of guests and 90% of sponsors said that the team made the right match.
  •  90.3% of guests said the accommodation and location met expectations.
  •  96.8% of our guests and 93.2% our sponsors said that their relationships with each other were excellent.

At an event on 19 June held in London, people came together to celebrate the achievements of the project.  Thanks were extended to funders of the project: the Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Church Urban Fund, and acknowledgement was made to the project delivery team at SJOG and SCAN for their tireless work and dedication.  Not least, huge thanks were given to the sponsors who generously opened their homes and hearts to those displaced by the war.

To read the project’s evaluation report, click here: https://sjog.uk/pdf/HFU-Report.pdf

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