Homes for Ukraine
Our 3VA team forms part of the Homes for Ukraine partnership in East Sussex which supports Ukrainians, their hosts and their local communities in the Lewes, Eastbourne and Wealden districts. We help many people in the community with up-to-date informed advice and practical assistance with:
- Finding a new host, hosting arrangements, support for hosts
- Housing, renting
- Benefits
- E-Visas
- Administrative issues, household bills, council tax
- Employment and taxes
- Education, schools and training courses
- English courses and activities to improve your English
- NHS, GPs and finding a dentist
- Mental health services
- Activities for all in the family and events in your area
- Support groups for Ukrainians and their hosts
- Ukrainian interpretation support
- and much more!
Weekly we visit many support hubs for Ukrainians where you can talk to us and get help in person: see our map and groups here: Settling in the UK
Email our team anytime for more information, to book an appointment or for support on [email protected] or call 07784240481
Subscribe to our news for up-to-date information on opportunities, events, news and much more on Homes for Ukraine News
Don’t hesitate to contact us for support, help and advice, and we’ll do our best to make an appointment, if you need one. We are here to help you!
Homes for Ukraine Team Programme Manager
Ariane Plumley
Ariane is 3VA’s Homes for Ukraine Team Programme Manager. Ariane has a history of working with asylum seeker and refugee groups, of being a carer for people with disabilities and additional needs, and a Community Interpreter in French and English. Ariane manages our programme’s support to Ukrainians, hosts, the local community and the projects that benefit Ukrainians in East Sussex. Ariane is especially keen on contributing to projects that benefit and strengthen community, especially in supporting migrant groups to integrate and build lives in the UK.
Ariane loves being creative, exploring nature and spending quality time with her children.
Homes for Ukraine Team Administrator
Olena Lavrova
Olena is our Homes for Ukraine Team Administrator. Olena’s background is in volunteering, financial and photographic fields. Olena administers Homes for Ukraine grants for Ukrainians support projects, delivers provision of translation and interpretation in Ukrainian and English and deals with our programme’s communications. Olena is particularly proud of rebuilding of a life in UK for her son and herself after escaping the war in Ukraine and leaving all behind, and in taking part in the very meaningful 3VA HfU project to support her peers in a cause that matters a lot to her heart and life.
Olena loves art, music, dance and yoga, walking on a seashore and in Ashdown Forest, and most of all loves watching her son grow.
