New research on refugee co-sponsorship in the United States explores how volunteer-based sponsorship models shape refugee integration through both institutional support and social navigation. Drawing on interviews with resettlement agency staff, volunteers, and refugees, the study highlights how co-sponsorship enables volunteers to extend support beyond traditional government-funded services, while also revealing challenges such as unclear role definitions, uneven service delivery, and shifting power dynamics. Findings also show that co-sponsorship is a deeply reciprocal process, with volunteers themselves transforming as they develop greater awareness of structural inequalities and adopt new cultural perspectives through their relationships with refugees.