Many of the 350-or-so Ukrainian refugees who fled to York last year – the vast majority of them women and children - are coming to the end of their six month or year-long arrangements with their original host families.
York charity which helps support Ukrainian refugees has put out an urgent appeal for new host families in the city – and for landlords willing to accept Ukrainian tenants.
Rebecca Russell of York City of Sanctuary says the city is facing a ‘crisis’ as many of the 350-or-so Ukrainian refugees who fled to York last year – the vast majority of them women and children - are coming to the end of their six month or year-long arrangements with their original host families.
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