Ways to donate, volunteer or help people from Ukraine
Find out how you can support people of Ukraine by donating money, goods or your own time, or by hosting people in your home or providing accommodation.
There are a lot of ways to help the people of Ukraine. Many international and local initiatives accept donations of money, goods and services.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched a Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal on behalf of 15 major charities who are in Ukraine and neighbouring countries supporting refugees and displaced people.
Donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine appeal.
Community Southwark has a list of other ways to help people from Ukraine.
Other ways you can help people from Ukraine
Contact us if you are interested in providing support in the following ways.
Host (sponsor) a Ukrainian family
Provide a room or self contained accommodation for a minimum of six months. It can't be a rental property. Provide practical support to help guest integrate.
Accommodation for longer term refugee resettlement schemes
provide affordable self-contained accommodation for rent. Ideally a 24-month contract.
Employment opportunities and/or meaningful activities
Provide jobs or volunteering opportunities, coaching or skills building activities.
Volunteer your time and skills
This could include interpreting, running social/wellbeing activities or a befriending scheme, providing local orientation support, volunteering time and skills to support the work of local community organisations.
Support a donations hub
Through volunteering time and/or donating of goods and funds.
Use your skills to provide specialist services or advice
This could include mental health/psychosocial support or immigration advice.
Contact us to offer help to people from Ukraine
Email refugeesupport@southwark.gov.uk if you have any questions
Page last updated: 20 May 2022
