Welcome to the new and improved resource page for IRIS Community Co-Sponsors!
Below you will find required R&P forms and useful resource documents that will help you plan and manage your group’s co-sponsorship.
Program Forms
PRE-ARRIVAL
• Green Light Form
• Sample Co-sponsor Group Structure
• Co-Sponsor Case File Checklist
• Co-Sponsorship Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• R&P Form Completion Instructions and Case File Documentation Timeline
• R&P Home Evaluation and Safety Checklist
• Confidentiality Agreement for Cosponsors
POST-ARRIVAL – BY 10th BUSINESS DAY
• Next Calendar Day Home Visit Form
• Client Contact Information Sheet
• R&P Cosponsor Case Management Intake
• Authorization to Release Information Form
• Co-Sponsor Photo Interview Release Form
• CT DSS W-298 Authorization for Disclosure of Information
• Statement of Mutual Rights and Responsibilities
• Sanctions and Termination of Services Policy
POST-ARRIVAL – BY NO LATER THAN THE 45th DAY
• Resettlement Plan Guide
Resource Documents
PRE-ARRIVAL
• Co-Sponsorship Manual
• Liability and Group Organization
• Co-Sponsorship Timeline and Trajectory
• Refugee Backgrounders by Country:
♦ Afghanistan
♦ Darfur
♦ DR Congo Refugee Locations
♦ DR Congo Women Refugees in US
♦ DR Congo
♦ Eritrea
♦ Iraq
♦ Syria
♦ SYRIA-Refugee Wellness Country Guide
• US Refugee Admissions Program – USDOS
• Acculturation and Hospitality
BUDGET ESTIMATOR TOOL AND BUDGET TEMPLATE
• Budget Estimator Tool – must be opened in Microsoft© Excel 2007 or later
• Budget Estimator Tool’s User Manual
CULTURAL ORIENTATION AND RESETTLEMENT EDUCATION (CORE)
• Cultural Orientation Assessment – Arabic
• Cultural Orientation Assessment – Dari
• Cultural Orientation Assessment – English
• Cultural Orientation Assessment – Kinyarwanda
• Cultural Orientation Assessment – Pashto
• Cultural Orientation Assessment – Swahili
• Cultural Orientation Assessment – Karen
EMPLOYMENT
• More Employment Information
GREEN CARDS AND CITIZENSHIP
• Green Card and Citizenship Info
DMV
• Transportation and Driver’s Licenses
• DMV Driver’s Manual (English)
• DMV Driver’s Manual (Arabic) (Unofficial Translation)
• Driver’s Questions (Arabic REVISED 1) (Unofficial Translation)
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) AND INTERPRETATION
• ESOL General Information
• ESOL Activities for True Beginners (ZIP file)
• First Day of English Class – Study Packet (ZIP file)
• ESOL Curriculum for Refugees
• ESOL Websites – Beginner to Advanced
FINANCE
• IRIS Financial Assistance Policy for Prospective Co-Sponsor Landlords
• What Does Federal R&P Cover?
• CT TANF Amounts By Region 2015-2017
HEALTH
• IMIA Standards of Practice – Medical Interpretation
• Mental Health Info for Co-Sponsors
• NCIHC National Standards of Practice
• RHA Guidelines for Completion
• RHA Form
• Pediatric Refugee Screening – February 2018
• Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
HOUSING
• Basic Required Expenses Pre- and Post-Arrival During R&P Period
• IRIS Letter to Prospective Landlords
• W-9 Form for Property Owners and Managers