Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology· 2026Q1
Responding Together: Volunteering and Community Resilience in the Reception of Ukrainian Refugees
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Volunteering is a key mechanism for building community resilience in refugee reception, as evidenced by 19 Italian stakeholders who identified it as crucial for mobilizing resources, fostering collaboration, and enhancing social cohesion.
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- Community resilience in refugee reception is an 'ecology of support' with six key factors: trusted leadership, community engagement, resources, social support, religion/spirituality, and communication.
- Volunteering is identified as a critical mechanism for mobilizing resources, connecting stakeholders, and promoting trust and social cohesion.
- Participatory ecological mapping revealed both collaborative strengths and significant gaps, particularly in interactions with formal institutions.
- The study engaged 19 stakeholders through focus groups and mapping activities.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT In contexts of forced migration, volunteering and grassroots civic engagement can play a crucial role in building community resilience. This study explored how stakeholders involved in the reception of Ukrainian refugees in Italy perceived community resilience and its promoting factors. Adopting a Community‐Based Participatory Research approach, the study engaged 19 stakeholders through four focus groups and participatory ecological mapping activities. The analysis developed an overarching theme of community resilience as an ecology of support, articulated across six subthemes as follows: Trusted leadership, community engagement, resources, social support, religion and spirituality and communication and information. Volunteering emerged as a key mechanism for mobilising resources, connecting actors, facilitating collaboration and promoting trust and social cohesion. Ecological maps further revealed both collaborative strengths and significant gaps, particularly in relations with institutional actors and access to formal support structures. The findings suggest that coordinated, culturally sensitive and community‐based support systems are essential for strengthening resilience and fostering more sustainable and inclusive refugee reception practices.
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