Mission: The primary mission of the EOIR is to adjudicate immigration cases by fairly, expeditiously, and uniformly interpreting and administering the Nation’s immigration laws. Under delegated authority from the Attorney General, EOIR conducts immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearing.
Leadership:
Juan P. Osuna, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review
Contact:
Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs (P): 703-305-0289
Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs:
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1902
Falls Church, VA 22041
(P): 703-305-0289
703-605-0365 (fax)
Mission: This office enforces the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
Leadership:
Alberto Ruisanchez, Deputy Special Counsel
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices:
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
OSC, NYA 9000
Washington, D.C. 20530
Mission: The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to improve the health and well being of people across the nation; to ensure that people have equal access to and the opportunity to participate in and receive services from HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination; and to protect the privacy and security of health information in accordance with applicable law.
Leadership:
Edwin Woo, Office of General Counsel
Jocelyn Samuels, Director
AJ Pearlman, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor
Robinsue Frohboese, Deputy Director for Civil Rights
Christina Heide, Acting Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy
Steve Novy, Deputy Director for Operations and Resources Division
Kurt Temple, Centralized Case Management Operations
Headquarters:
c/o Centralized Case Management Operations
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, D.C. 20201
Regional Managers:
Region I (Boston) – Susan Rhodes
Region II (New York) – Linda Colón
Region III (Philadelphia) – Barbara Holland
Region IV (Atlanta) – Tim Noonan
Region V (Chicago) – Art Garcia [Acting]
Region VI (Dallas) – Vaniecy Nwigwe [Acting]
Region VII (Kansas City) – Steven Mitchell [Acting]
Region VIII (Denver) – Andrea Oliver
Region IX (San Francisco) – Michael Leoz
Region X (Seattle) – Linda Yuu Connor
Regional Offices:
Region 1 - Boston (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
Susan Rhodes, Regional Manager
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Government Center
J.F.Kennedy Federal Building - Room 1875
Boston, MA 02203
Region 2 - New York (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
Linda Colon, Regional Manager
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Jacob Javits Federal Building
New York, NY 10278
Region 3 - Philadelphia (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
Barbara Holland, Regional Manager
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111
Region 4 - Atlanta (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
Timothy Noonan, Regional Manager
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
Region 5 - Chicago (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
Art Garcia [Acting]
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Chicago, IL 60601
Region 6 - Dallas (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
Vaniecy Nwigwe [Acting]
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dallas, TX 75202
Region 7 - Kansas City (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
Steven Mitchell [Acting]
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kansas City, MO 64106
Region 8 - Denver (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Andrea Oliver, Regional Manager
HHS/Office for Civil Rights
Denver, CO 80294
Region 9 - San Francisco (American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada)
Michael Leoz, Regional Manager
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
San Francisco, CA 94103
Region 10 - Seattle (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
Linda Yuu Connor, Regional Manager
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Seattle, WA 98104
Mission: The CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
Leadership:
Tom Friedman, CDC Director
Ileana Arias, Principal Deputy Director
Office:
CDC Washington Office
Washington DC 20201
Early Childhood Development
Mission: The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Interdepartmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development (ECD) promotes a joint approach at the federal level to improving the availability of high quality early learning and development programs. In addition to providing coordination across the Offices of Child Care and Head Start, we manage early childhood development efforts with other offices within the Department of Health and Human Services. We also work with other federal agencies, state and tribal councils and administrators, and a wide range of national organizations and non-profit partners.
Leadership:
Linda K. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Shannon Rudisill, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development
Rachel Schumacher, Director, Office of Child Care
Dr. Blanca Enriquez, Director, Office of Head Start
Office:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, D.C. 20447
Office of Equal Opportunity and Employment
Mission: The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO) fosters an inclusive culture, both nationally and internationally, through equity, opportunity, and respect. We believe that diversity in our workforce brings broad skills, experiences, and capabilities. Diversity in gender, race, ethnicity and other unique aspects are what make this agency richly and wonderfully empowered and capable to do the work of health protection and disease prevention for all people.
Leadership:
Reginald R. Mebane, Director
Verdell Jordan, Deputy Director
Office of Minority Health (CDC)
Mission: Advance health equity and women’s health issues across the nation through CDC’s science and programs, and increase CDC’s capacity to leverage its diverse workforce and engage stakeholders toward this end.
Leadership:
Leandris C. Liburd, Associate Director
Diversity & Inclusion Management Team (DM)
James A. Nelson Sr., Ph.D., Chief Diversity Officer
Fentress Truxon, MMPC, MA, Diversity Special Projects Advisor
Andre Tyler, MSA, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
Kathy Robinson, MS, Diversity Program Specialist
Yvonne Young, MPA, Management Analyst
Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE):
Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention (CDC)
Chamblee Campus
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 USA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Mission: It is SAMHSA's mission to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
Office of Communications
Marla Hendrickson, Director
Rockville, MD 20857
Office of Financial Resources
Deepa Avula, Deputy Director
Rockville, MD 20857
Office of the Administrator
Pamela S. Hyde, Administrator
Rockville, MD 20857
Administration for Community Living
Mission: From the beginning, ACL was based on a commitment to one fundamental principle—that people with disabilities and older adults should be able to live where they choose, with the people they choose and fully participate in their communities. Inherent in this principle is the core belief that everyone can contribute, throughout their lives.
Leadership:
Kathy Geenlee, Administrator, Administration for Community Living
Sharon Lewis, Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living
Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging
Aaron Bishop, Commissioner, Administration on Disabilities
John Wren, Deputy Administrator, Center for Integrated Programs
Dan Berger, Deputy Administrator, Center for Management and Budget
Vicki Gottlich, Director, Center for Policy and Evaluation
Jamie Kendall, Acting Director, Independent Living
Aviva Sufian, Director, Office of Regional Operations
Contact:
Office of the Administrator,
Administration for Community Living
Washington, DC 20001
HHS Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health and Wellness Resources
Mission: It is the mission of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans. We fulfill that mission by providing for effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services.
Leadership & Contacts:
HHS Secretary
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, scheduling@hhs.gov
HHS Acting Deputy Secretary
Mary K. Wakefield
Assistant Secretary for Administration
E.J. Holland
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
Ellen Murray
Mission: To safeguard America's borders thereby protecting the public from dangerous people and materials while enhancing the Nation's global economic competitiveness by enabling legitimate trade and travel.
Leadership:
Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner
Kevin K. McAleenan, Deputy Commissioner
Additional Staff Contact Information:
Privacy and Diversity, Executive Director
Franklin Jones
Chief Counsel
Scott K. Falk
Policy & Planning, Executive Director
Benjamin E. Webb
Trade Relations, Senior Advisor
Maria Luisa Boyce
Joint Operations Directorate, Executive Director
Mark Dolan
Strategic Integration, Principal Executive
Walter "Andy" Brinton
Program Development, Acting Principal Executive
Andrew Goldsmith
Executive Secretariat, Director
Joseph Tezak
Non-Government Organization Liaison
Anna Hinken
Office:
Washington, DC 20229
Mission: ICE's primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration.
This mission is executed through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes and focuses on smart immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism and combating the illegal movement of people and goods.
Leadership:
Sarah Saldaña, Director
Daniel Ragsdale, Deputy Director
Leonard Joseph, Chief of Staff
Jason M. Yanussi, Assistant Director, Office of Congressional Relationships
Office:
U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Washington, D.C. 20536
Department of Homeland Security
Established: March 1, 2003 under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Funding Source: Primarily funded through service fees.
Field Offices: 230 Offices (Domestic & Foreign)
Employees: 10, 878
Departments
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO)
Conduct administrative review for appeals of petitioners and applicants whom were denied of certain categories of immigration benefits.
Leadership:
Ron Rosenberg, Chief, Administrative Appeals Office
Contact: 1-703-224-4501
Customer Service and Public Engagement Directorate (PED)
Their mission is to provide clear, accurate, and timely response to customer concerns and questions, and engage the public through transparent dialogue that promotes participation and feedback.
Leadership:
Mariela Melero, Associate Director, Customer Service & Public Engagement Directorate
Field Operations Directorate
Mission is to ensure the integrity of the immigration system and lend assistance to applicants, petitioners, and beneficiaries through the field offices and National Benefits Center. It includes 83 field offices that provide immigration services directly to applicants and petitioners, the National Benefits Center (NBC), which performs centralized front-end processing of applications and petitions that require field office interviews, and a headquarters office, four regional offices, and 26 district offices to oversee all other field offices and NBC.
Fraud Defection and National Security (FDNS)
FDNS’s primary mission is to determine whether individuals or organizations filing for immigration benefits pose a threat to national security, public safety, or the integrity of the nation’s legal immigration system.
It was established in 2004 in order to strengthen national security and ensure that immigration services are not granted to those who pose a threat to national security, or are attempting to defraud our immigration system.
In July 2009, FDNS implemented the Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program (ASVVP) to conduct unannounced site inspections to verify information contained in certain visa petitions.
Lockbox Intake
Mission is to deliver effective, efficient and innovative customer-focused intake and secure document production services.
They are comprised of over 130 federal employees nationwide. The USCIS Lockbox facilities located in Chicago, IL; Phoenix, AZ; and Lewisville, TX, are operated by a Department of Treasury designated financial agent.
Leadership:
Ernest DeStefano, Chief, Office of Intake and Document Production
Office of Citizenship
The Office of Citizenship seeks to engage and support partners to welcome immigrants, promote English language learning and education on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and encourage U.S. citizenship.
The Office of Citizenship is divided into three divisions:
- Citizenship Education and Training
- Publications and Outreach
- Grants
Leadership:
Laura Patching is the Chief of the Office of Citizenship
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications (OCOMM) oversees and coordinates official USCIS communications to both internal and external audiences.
6 Divisions:
- Strategic Communications
- Media Relations
- e-Communications
- Multimedia
- Plain Language and Content
- Employee Communications and Engagement
Leadership:
Angelica Alfonso-Royals, Chief, Office of Communications
Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)
OLA supports USCIS by maintaining effective relationships with Congress through prompt responses to constituent concerns, proactive outreach on issues of interest and ongoing educational activities for members and staff. Divided into 3 Branches:
- The Legislative Branch
- The National Coordination Branch
- The Operations Branch
Leadership:
James McCament, Chief, USCIS Office of Legislative Affairs
Contact: 202-272-1940
Office of Privacy
The Office of Privacy seeks to preserve and enhance privacy protections for individuals and to promote transparency of USCIS operations.
Leadership: Donald K. Hawkins, Chief Privacy Officer
Office of Transformation Coordination
The Office of Transformation Coordination manages and oversees the development of the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS) to move the agency from a paper-based application and adjudication process to an electronic one.
Four major operational divisions:
- Business Integration
- Stakeholder Readiness
- Program Management
- Release Management.
Leadership:
Kathleen Stanley, Chief, Office of Transformation Coordination
Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate (RAIO)
Provide immigration, protection and humanitarian services for people who are fleeing oppression, persecution or torture, facing urgent humanitarian situations, and best served in our international offices, such as military members who are serving overseas and permanent residents who need replacement documents to return to the U.S.
3 Divisions:
- Refugee Affairs
- Asylum Division
- International Operations Division.
Leadership:
Joseph E. Langlois, Associate Director, Refugee & Asylum International Operations
SAVE Program
The SAVE Program provides timely customer-focused immigration status information to authorized agencies in order to assist them in maintaining the integrity of their programs. SAVE will promote the use of automated systems to enhance efficiency, customer service and interagency collaboration, while protecting sensitive information.
Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS)
Service Center Operations Directorate provides services for persons seeking immigration benefits while ensuring the integrity and security of our immigration system.
Leadership:
Donald Neufeld, Associate Director, Service Center Operations Directorate
Barbara Velarde, Deputy Associate Director, Service Center Operations Directorate
The Citizenship and Integration Grant Program
Total list of 2014 grantees (40) of the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program is available at the link below. Recipients range from colleges/universities, to religious organizations, and international and community organizations. 25% of the 40 grantees were affiliates of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc (CLINIC). The large majority of grants were for $250,00, while the smallest grant was over $197,000. The grant is for a two-year span. http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/About%20Us/Citizenship%20and%20Integration%20Grant%20Program/FY2014_Citizenship_Grant_Recipients.pdf
USCIS Leadership:
- León Rodríguez, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Lori Scialabba, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Juliet K. Choi, Chief of Staff, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Chief Counsel, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Donald Neufeld, Associate Director, Service Center Operations Directorate
- Joseph Langlois, Associate Director, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations
- Mariela Melero, Associate Director, Customer Service and Public Engagement
- Tracy Renaud, Associate Director, Management Directorate
- Sarah Kendall, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate
- Daniel Renaud, Associate Director, Field Operations Directorate
- Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Enterprise Services Directorate
- Joe Moore, Chief Financial Officer
- Mark Schwartz, Chief Information Officer
- Denise Vanison, Chief, Office of Policy and Strategy
- James McCament, Chief, Office of Legislative Affairs
- Angelica Alfonso-Royals, Chief, Office of Communications
- Laura Patching, Chief, Office of Citizenship
- Kathleen Stanley, Chief, Office of Transformation Coordination
- Donald Hawkins, Chief, Office of Privacy
- David Garner, Chief, Office of Performance and Quality
Field Offices:
Headquarters
- Anaheim, CA
- Miami, FL
- Washington, DC
Other Offices
- 2 domestic offices that adjudicate overseas applications not requiring interviews
- 8 domestic asylum offices
- 1 office in Miami that provides resettlement and orientation benefits to Cuban and Haitian parolees
Leadership:
Joseph E. Langlois, Associate Director, Refugee, Asylum & International Operations
International Operations Division
Field Offices:
25 International Offices
Asia/Pacific (APAC) District (#Total Staff)
The APAC District Office, located in Bangkok, has one (1) District Director, one (1) Deputy District Director, one (1) Mission Support Specialist, and four (4) Locally Employed Staff. The APAC District Office has management oversight of IO offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Guangzhou, Manila, New Delhi, and Seoul.
Bangkok (9)- Field Office Director, (5) Adjudications Officer, (3) Locally Employed Staff
Beijing (8)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (6) Locally Employed Staff
Guangzhou (9)- Field Office Director, (3) Adjudications Officer, (5) Locally Employed Staff
Manila (8)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (6) Locally Employed Staff
New Delhi (11)- Field Office Director, (2) Adjudications Officer, (2) Immigration Officer FDNS, (7) Locally Employed Staff
Seoul (5)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (3) Locally Employed Staff
Latin America, Canada, and Caribbean (LACC) District (#Total Staff)
The LACC District Office, located in Mexico City, has one (1) District Director, one (1) Deputy District Director, one (1) Mission Support Specialist, and three (3) Locally Employed Staff. The LACC District Office has management oversight of IO offices in Ciudad Juarez, Guatemala City, Havana, Lima, Mexico City, Monterrey, Port-au-Prince, San Salvador, and Santo Domingo.
CD Juarez (5)- Field Office Director, (4) Locally Employed Staff
Guatemala (7)- Field Office Director, (2) Adjudications Officer, (4) Locally Employed Staff
Havana (7)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (5) Locally Employed Staff
Lima (5)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (3) Locally Employed Staff
Mexico City (9)- Field Office Director, (2) Adjudications Officer, (6) Locally Employed Staff
Monterrey (5)-Field Office Director, (1) Immigration Officer FDNS, (3) Locally Employed Staff
Port-au-Prince (10)-Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (8) Locally Employed Staff
San Salvador (5)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (3) Locally Employed Staff
Santo Domingo (3)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (1) Locally Employed Staff
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) District (#Total Staff)
The EMEA District Office, located in Rome, has one (1) District Director, one (1) Deputy District Director, one (1) Mission Support Specialist, and three (3) Locally Employed Staff. The EMEA District Office has management oversight of IO offices in Accra, Amman, Athens, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, London, Moscow, Nairobi, Rome, and Vienna.
Accra (5)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (3) Locally Employed Staff
Amman (3)- Field Office Director, (2) Locally Employed Staff
Athens (6)- Field Office Director, (2) Adjudications Officer, (3) Locally Employed Staff
Frankfurt (8)- Field Office Director, (2) Adjudications Officer, (1) Immigration Officer FDNS, (4) Locally Employed Staff
Johannesburg (2)- Field Office Director, (1) Locally Employed Staff
Rome (10)- Field Office Director, (2) Adjudications Officer, (4) Adjudications Specialist, (3) Locally Employed Staff
London (3)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Specialist, (1) Locally Employed Staff
Moscow (7)- Field Office Director, (3) Adjudications Officer, (3) Locally Employed Staff
Nairobi (5)- Field Office Director, (1) Adjudications Officer, (4) Locally Employed Staff
Vienna (3)- Field Office Director, (2) Locally Employed Staff
Responsibilities and Functions:
The International Operations Division is the section of the USCIS’s RAIO Directorate that is responsible for advancing the USCIS mission around the globe.
The Children's Affairs and Parole Policy Branch (CAPP), based in Washington, DC, is responsible for providing policy, operational, and case-specific guidance on inter-country adoption issues to IO field offices and serves as the primary USCIS liaison to the Department of State on adoption issues, and is also responsible for IO policy and guidance on DNA test result evidence and surrogacy matters within IO.
The Humanitarian Affairs Branch (HAB), based in Washington, DC, adjudicates requests for parole used to bring otherwise inadmissible individuals to the U.S. on a temporary basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or reasons of significant public benefit. HAB also administers the Cuban and Haitian Entrant Program (CHEP), which is a grant program for NGOs working with the resettlement of Cuban and Haitian migrants.
The International Adjudications Support Branch (IASB) provides adjudicative support to international offices by adjudicating overflow caseloads from international offices and HAB and by providing temporary coverage at international offices, as needed. IASB is responsible for program management and adjudication of cases under the Cuban Medical Professional Parole (CMPP) program.
The Production and Resource Management Branch (PRM) provides infrastructure support to IO headquarters and the field through budget development and management, performing workload and resource analyses to evaluate the degree to which IO is right sized and, as needed, coordinating the realignment or adjustment of resources to address 2 April 2015 workload needs. PRM also provides production and performance management, records maintenance, statistical analysis, and coordinates the deployment and return of staff to and from international locations.
The Programs and Integrity Branch (PIB) develops policy and guidance on applications and petitions filed for non-citizen relatives of U.S. citizens and residents seeking to enter the United States, for refugee/asylee family members following-to-join, and for naturalization of U.S. military personnel and their qualified family members stationed overseas. PIB is also responsible for investigating and preventing any issues of fraud and exploitation of USCIS operations.
The Quality Assurance, Training, and Communications Branch (QATC) develops and implements quality management and training programs for all IO staff, ensures that internal and external communication is current and accurate, and participates in meetings with government and non-government partners to promote the mission of the agency.
The international responsibilities of the IO can be divided into three general areas of:
- Immigration Services
- Fraud Detection and Deterrence
- Inter and Intra-Government Liaison/Technical Support.
Field Offices:
Offices located all around the world, and are distributed as such: Region (#offices)
- Latin America & Caribbean (5)
- Africa (26)
- Near East & South Asia (14)
- East Asia (6)
- Europe & Central Asia (15)
Responsibilities and Functions:
- Conduct interviews overseas with refugee applicants identified for potential resettlement in the United States, and conduct protective screening for migrants interdicted at sea.
- Work with governmental and nongovernmental organizations, including the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the Department of State, in order to support the annual settlement capacity determined by the President
- Ensure the integrity of adjudications through liaison with anti-fraud, law enforcement, intelligence, and national security colleagues
Divided into 5 branches:
- Training & Quality Assurance Branch
- Security Vetting Program Integrity Branch
- Policy and Regional Operations Branch
- Overseas Operations Branch
- Domestic Operations Branch.
Leadership:
Barbara L Strack, Division Chief, Refugee Affairs Division
Anne Chiorazzi, Acting Deputy Chief, Refugee Affairs Division
Field Offices (8):
- Arlington, VA
- Chicago, IL
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Miami, FL
- Newark, NJ
- New York, NY
- San Francisco, CA
Responsibilities & Functions:
- Management of affirmative asylum applications
- Suspension of deportation or cancellation of removal under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA 203)
- Management of credible fear screenings for individuals in expedited removal.
- Reasonable fear screenings for certain individuals subject to administrative removal
- Asylum officers also travel overseas to conduct interviews and process refugee applications.
Divided into 3 branches:
- Operations Branch
- Management Branch
- Training, Research, and Quality Branch
Leadership:
Ted Kim, Deputy Chief of Asylum Division
Mary Margaret Stone, Chief of Operations Branch
Deborah Mancuso, Management Branch Chief
Charles “Locky” Nimick, Training, Research, and Quality Branch Chief
Mission: Provide protection, ease suffering, and resolve the plight of persecuted and uprooted people around the world by providing life-sustaining assistance, working through multilateral systems to build global partnerships, promoting best practices in humanitarian response, and ensuring that humanitarian principles are thoroughly integrated into U.S. foreign and national security policy.
Responsibilities and Functions: The Bureau does not directly operate refugee camps or give aid directly to refugees. Rather, they work with the United Nations and other international organizations and NGOs, and manage the contributions to these organizations and monitor the programs they fund. Organizations like UNHCR, International Medical Corps., International Rescue Committee, which work directly to aid refugees, receive funding from the Bureau.
Staff: Approximately 130 civil service and Foreign Service staff
Offices:
- Internationally: Divided into geographic offices
- Work with international community to develop “durable solutions” to refugee displacement. The three “durable solutions” are:
- Repatriation – going home when they are no longer at risk of persecution
- Local Integration – settling permanently in the country to which they have fled
- Resettlement – settling permanently in a third country
- Admissions Office: Handles resettlement of refugees within the United States
- Policy Office: Monitors and evaluates the work of organizations PRM funds
Partners/Affiliates (5):
- Department of Homeland Security
- The Department of Labor
- International Organization of Migration (IOM)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC)
- Note: These are only some of their affiliates. PRM is linked with many international organizations and NGOs through various funding programs
Leadership:
Lawrence Bartlett, Director, Office of Admissions
Kelly Gauger, Deputy Director, Office of Admissions
Ann C. Richard, Assistant Secretary
Simon Henshaw, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Kelly Tallman Clements, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Catherine Wiesner, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Contact:
Lawrence Bartlett, Director, Office of Admissions
Kelly Gauger, Deputy Director, Office of Admissions
Reporters and editors should contact PRM-Press-DL@state.gov
Those at non-governmental organizations interested in grants should contact the PRMNGO Coordinator at PRMNGOCoordinator@state.gov
Alabama
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Catholic Social Services
Refugee Resettlement Program
Mobile, AL 36606
ORR Funding FY12: $830,882
Persons Settled (2012): 204
Services Include:
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Reception
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Case management
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Employment services
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School enrollment
-
Medical case management
-
English as a Second Language (ESL)
-
Cultural and community orientation
Contacts:
Program Manager/ State Refugee Coordinator: Mary Katherine Sullivan
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Catherine Potter
ORR Regional Representative: Faith Hurt
Additional Organizational Info at:
http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/organization.392 535-Catholic_Social_Services_of_Mobile_Refugee_Resettlement_Program_Mobile_Off
Alaska
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Catholic Social Services
Refugee Assistance and Immigration Services [RAIS]
Anchorage, AK 99508
About:
“Catholic Social Services’ Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services (RAIS) is the only state and federally funded resettlement program in Alaska. RAIS serves the refugee community statewide. Eligible clients include refugees, asylees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, as well as victims of trafficking generally in their first five years in the U.S. Additional programming serves the greater immigrant community.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $1,275,023
Persons Settled (2012): 117
Services Include:
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Reception & Placement (for newly arrived refugees)
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Case Management
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Education & Employment Services
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Health Promotion
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Youth Programming
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Green Cards
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Naturalization
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Refugee Family Reunification
Contacts:
RAIS Program Director/ State Refugee Coordinator: Jessica Kovarik
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Guinora Kiyamova
ORR Regional Representative: Jordan Becker
Additional Info:
RAIS Brochure: http://www.cssalaska.org/files/RAIS/RAIS_small.pdf
Arizona
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Department of Economic Security
Division of Aging and Adult Services
Phoenix, AZ 85050
About:
“The Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP), the State’s refugee program, administers transitional benefits and services to assist refugees’ adjustment to life in the U.S. RRP is 100 percent funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement.”
“Locally based private refugee resettlement agencies (RAs), welcome refugees upon their arrival to the United States and provide them essential services during their first 30 days in the U.S. These services are provided under cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), and link to RRP’s federally funded transitional benefits and services.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $19,143,197
Persons Settled (2012): 2,723
Services Include:
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Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
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Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)
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Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program
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Case Management and Employment Services
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Preventive Health
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Behavioral Health Services
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Services for Cuban and Haitian Refugees and Entrants
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Services to Older Refugees
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Refugee School Impact Services
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AmeriCorps VISTA Project
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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CWS/LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (Phoenix)
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ECDC, Arizona Immigrant and Refugee Services (Phoenix)
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EMM/LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (Tucson)
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IRC, Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program (Phoenix, Tucson)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Phoenix, Tucson)
Full List of Contractors (Resettlement agencies and service providers):
https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/AZ_RRP_Contractors.pdf
Arkansas
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Catholic Charities of Arkansas
Immigration Services, Refugee Resettlement Office
Springdale, AR 72762
ORR Funding FY2012: $95,000
Persons Settled (2012): 37
Services Include:
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Reception
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Case management
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Employment services
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School enrollment
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Medical case management
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English as a Second Language (ESL)
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Cultural and community orientation
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Dave Mill
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Leonard Ntaate Mukasa
ORR Regional Representative: Ramon Colon
More info at: http://www.rcusa.org/uploads/pdfs/WRD-2014/Arkansas.pdf
California
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
California Department of Social Services
Refugee Program Bureau (RPB), California Refugee Resettlement Program-
Sacramento, CA 94244
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/refugeeprogram/
Catholic Charities
Refugee Services
San Diego CA 92120
About:
“The RPB supervises county operations and delivery of RRP benefits and services. “ The California Department of Social Services manages statewide refugee assistance, while Catholic Charities manages refugee assistance in San Diego.
ORR Funding FY2012: $50, 771, 598
Persons Settled (2012): 14,511
Services Include:
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Cash and Medical Assistance
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Employment Services
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Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) Program
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Repatriation Program
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Older Refugees Discretionary Grant
-
Refugee School Impact Program
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Trafficking and Crime Victims Assistance Program
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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WRRS, World Relief Refugee Services (Carmichael, Garden Grove, Glendale, Modesto)
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USCC, United States Catholic Conference (Fresno, Glendale, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Bernadino, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Santa Rosa, Stockton)
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IRC, International Rescue Committee (Glendale, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose)
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Immigration and Refugee Services of America (Glendale, Los Angele)
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HIAS, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (Los Angeles, Los Gatos, San Diego, San Francisco, Walnut Creek)
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ECDC, Ethiopian Community Development Council (Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Diego)
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CWS/EMM/LIRS Affiliates (Los Angeles)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Sysvanh Kabkeo
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Marisa Ramos
ORR Regional Representative: Bowa Tucker
Full contact list for California VOLAGs/Resettlement Agencies, October 2014:
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/refugeeprogram/res/pdf/Lists/RAs_Listing.pdf
Colorado
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Colorado Department of Health Services, Office of Economic Security
Colorado Refugee Services Program
Denver, CO 80203
https://sites.google.com/a/state.co.us/cdhs-refugee/
ORR Funding FY2012: $15,333,291
Persons Settled (2012): 1,681
Services Include:
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Housing assistance
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Case management, career counseling & job development
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Family Stabilization Specialists
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Cultural Orientation
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ESL classes
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Medical and mental health services
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Legal services, family reunification, and citizenship assistance
Full State Refugee Service Plan at: https://sites.google.com/a/state.co.us/cdhs- refugee/home/partners/direct-service-agencies
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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LIRS, Lutheran Family Services (Colorado Springs, Denver, Greeley)
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EMM/CWS, Ecumenical Refugee Services (Denver)
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ECDC, The African Community Center (Denver)
Full Partner Overview at: https://sites.google.com/a/state.co.us/cdhs- refugee/home/partners/the-village
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Kit Taintor
Grant & Programs Manager: Noyes Combs
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Carol Tumaylle
Refugee Services Coordinator: Susan Anderson
Program Monitor & Data Analyst: Tirshana Regmi
Budget & Contracts Manager: Irene Law
Training & Employment Coordinator: Nick Lesley
Integration Partnerships Coordinator: Joe Wismann-Horther
Connecticut
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS)
Refugee Assistant Program
Hartford, CT 06105
http://ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=413292
About:
“ DSS is responsible for disbursing federal funds related to the resettlement of refugees in Connecticut. Refugees are assigned by the U.S. State Department to local affiliates of national voluntary resettlement agencies in Connecticut. DSS disburses federal refugee assistance program funds, administers refugee cash and medical assistance programs and monitors resettlement activity for individuals who qualify as refugees under international law.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $2,492,573
Persons Settled (2012): 607
Services Include:
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ESL classes
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Job training, employment and vocational assistance
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Housing, clothing, and food assistance
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Educational assistance
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Counseling and Case Management
-
Citizenship assistance
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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USCCB, Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services (Hartford)
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USCRI, International Institute of CT, Inc. (Derby)
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CWS/EMM, Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (New Haven)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Charles Anderson
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Alison Stratton
ORR Regional Representative: Julie Munro
Delaware
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Jewish Family Services of Delaware
Wilmington, DE 19803
ORR Funding FY2012: $200,000
Persons Settled (2012): 36
Services Include:
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Food Security
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Clothing Assistance
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Housing Assistance
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Health Care Assistance
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English Language Instruction
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Employment Services
-
Cultural Orientation
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities (Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, Princess Anne)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Janneen E. Boyce
ORR Regional Representative: Peirrot Rugaba
Washington, DC
(State Administered)
District Refugee Resettlement Office:
DC Department of Human Services
ORR, Refugee Assistance
Washington, DC 20002
About:
“Eligible refugees are referred by a third party to the Catholic Charities Refugee Center (CRCS) and Lutheran Social Services for services. After eligibility is determined by CRCS and the case is approved by the DC-Office of Refugee Resettlement, CRSC will refer the case for Refugee Health Screening and for Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance with Work Authorization. CRSC will maintain the case for Employment and Case Management Services.”
Persons Settled (2012): 12
Services Include:
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Employment Services
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Services to victims of human trafficking
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Refugee cash and medical assistance
-
Repatriation Services
-
Oversees Refugee Unaccompanied Minors Program
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities Refugee Center (Washington DC)
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LIRS, Lutheran Social Services (Washington DC)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Debra Crawford
State Refugee Health Coordinator: MuLunesh Wolermarian
ORR Regional Representative: Pierrot Rugaba
Florida
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Florida Department of Children and Families
Refugee Services
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
About:
The Program manages over 40 community provider contracts and funds cash and medical assistance for eight months from the refugee's date of arrival to the U.S, totaling more than $80 million in federal aid to eligible clients.
ORR Funding FY2012: $128,162,976
Persons Settled (2012): 20,254
Service Include:
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Adult Education
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Child Care
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ECBO Services
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Employability Related Immigration Services
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Employment
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Health Services
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Interpreter Services
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Integration Assistance
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Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program
-
Youth Services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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CWS, Church World Service (Doral, Delray Beach)
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ECDC, Coptic Orthodox Charities Inc. (Clearwater)
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EMM, (Miami, Jacksonville)
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HIAS, Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (Clearwater, Broward County)
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HIAS, Jewish Family Service of Broward County (Plantation)
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IRC, International Rescue Committee (Miami)
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LIRS, Lutheran Services Florida (Miami, Orlando, Tampa)
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LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida (Jacksonville)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Miami, Orlando, North Port, Riviera Beach, Jacksonville, Naples, Pensacola, Tallahassee)
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USCRI, Youth Co-Op Inc. (Miami, Palm Springs)
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WR, World Relief (Jacksonville, Miami)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Patti Grogan
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Sue Higgins
ORR Regional Representative: Faith Hurt
Refugee Services Program Administration (Full Contact List): http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/refugee/docs/RSContactInfo.pdf
Georgia
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Georgia Dept. of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services
Office of Family Independence, Refugee Program
Atlanta, GA 30303
https://dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/refugee-resettlement
About:
“The Refugee Program Unit has responsibility for funding the delivery of services and to perform the functions of the State Refugee Coordinator… Social services are provided through 12 public and private agencies contracted by the State.”
“The Division of Family and Children Services Refugee Program provides funds to the Division of Public Health through a Memorandum of Agreement to provide health screening and follow-up treatment to refugees.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $13, 727,627
Persons Settled (2012): 2,830
Services Include:
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English Language Instruction
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Employment Services
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Health Screening
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Social Services
-
Medical and Cash Assistance
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Atlanta)
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IRC, International Rescue Committee (Atlanta)
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LIRS, Lutheran Services of Georgia (Atlanta, Savannah)
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WR, World Relief Atlanta, (Stone Mountain)
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CWS/EMM, Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta (Decatur)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Michael Singleton
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Monica L. Vargas
ORR Regional Representative: Faith Hurt
Hawaii
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Office of Community Services (OCS), Refugee Social Services
Honolulu, HI 96813
About:
“OCS contracts annually with an organization to provide services under the Refugee Social Services Program. OCS operates the Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) program under a memorandum of agreement with the Hawaii State Department of Human Services (DHS). DHS determines the eligibility of individual refugees and trafficking victims for benefits and financial assistance."
ORR Funding FY2012: $156,000
Persons Settled (2012): 58
Services Include:
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Cash and Medical Assistance
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Employment support services
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Interpretation and translation language services
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English language classes
-
Case management
-
Counseling
-
Basic computer skills
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Job preparation, training, and placement
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Technical assistance and micro-lending
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Affordable housing
-
Legal services
-
Citizenship assistance and classes
-
Medical screenings and primary care
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCRI, Pacific Gateway Center (Honolulu)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Rona M. Suzuki
ORR Regional: Bowa Tucker
Idaho
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Idaho Office for Refugees
Boise, Idaho 83702
About:
“The IOR has statewide responsibility for assistance and services to refugees. The IOR is a private sector initiative, replacing the traditional state-administered program for refugee assistance and services. Under agreement with the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, the IOR eases the difficult transition refugees experience as they adjust to life in the US.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $5,965,885
Persons Settled (2012): 847
Services Include:
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The provision of interim financial assistance
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English language training
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Employment services
-
Immigration assistance
-
Language assistance
-
Case management and social adjustment services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
EMM, Agency for New Americans (Boise)
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WR, World Relief Treasure Valley (Boise)
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IRC, International Rescue Committee (Boise)
-
USCRI, College of Southern Idaho Refugee Service (Twin Falls)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator/Director, Idaho Office for Refugees: Jan Reeves
Assistant Director, Idaho Office for Refugees: Patty Haller
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Collin Elias
ORR Regional Representative: Jordan Becker
Illinois
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Illinois Department of Human Services (Main Office)
Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Services, Family and Community Services
Chicago, IL 60607
About:
The Refugee Program procures community-based services to assist refugees, with a total of 9 program sites (6 in Chicago & 3 outside Chicago City Limits)
ORR Funding FY2012: $12,353,859
Persons Settled (2012): 2,921
Services Include:
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Adjustment counseling
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Orientation
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ESL classes
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Vocational training
-
Job readiness and job placement
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Health screenings
-
Multi-lingual mental health services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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ECDC, Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (Chicago)
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CWS/EMM, Refugee One (Chicago)
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HIAS, Jewish Child and Family Services (Chicago)
-
LIRS, Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries (Chicago)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Chicago)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities Immigration and Refugee Services (Rockford)
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USCRI, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights (Chicago)
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WR, World Relief (Chicago, DuPage/Aurora, Moline)
Health and Medical Services for Newly Arrived Refugees:
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Illinois Department of Public Health, (Chicago)
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Mount Sinai/ Touhy Health Center (Chicago)
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Access Community Health Network (Chicago)
-
Heartland Health Outreach (Chicago)
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Chicago Department of Public Health (Chicago)
-
Rock Island County Health Dept. (Rock Island)
-
Winnebago County Health Dept. (Rockford)
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Aunt Martha’s Health Center (Aurora)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Ngoan Le
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Jenny M. Aguirre
ORR Regional Representative: Chandra Allgood Foster
Indiana
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Indiana Refugee Services
Family and Social Services Administration
Indianapolis, IN 46219
About:
“Indiana Refugee Services monitors program planning, provision of services, and provides technical assistance to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations governing the delivery of refugee assistance and services, including cash and medical assistance.”
It also serves as the liaison with the US Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, and the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
ORR Funding FY2012: $5,106,050
Persons Settled (2012): 1,361
Services Include:
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Cash and Medical Assistance
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Employment support services
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Interpretation and translation language services
-
English language classes
-
Case management
-
Counseling
-
Basic computer skills
-
Job preparation, training, and placement
-
Technical assistance and micro-lending
-
Affordable housing
-
Legal services
-
Citizenship assistance and classes
-
Medical screenings and primary care
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
CWS, American Red Cross, Refugee Program (St. Joseph County, South Bend)
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CWS/EMM, Exodus Refugee/Immigration, Inc. (Indianapolis)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Gary)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Inc. (Fort Wayne)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
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World Relief (Fort Wayne)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Matthew Schomburg
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Ibrahim Dandakoye
ORR Regional Representative: Chandra Allgood Foster
Iowa
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Iowa Department of Human Services
Iowa Bureau of Refugees
Des Moines, IA 50314
ORR Funding FY2012: $2,579,149
Persons Settled (2012): 479
Services Include:
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Language and interpretation services
-
Case management
-
Employment assistance and services
-
ESL classes
-
Skills training
-
Transportation assistance
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities, Des Moines (Cedar Rapids)
-
USCRI, United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Des Moines)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Chad Dahm
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Jessica Eagan
ORR Regional Representative: Rezene Hagos
Kansas
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Kansas Department of Children and Families
Economic and Employment Services Division, Kansas Refugee Program
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Note: They have 40 regional offices and service centers around the state
About:
“The Kansas Refugee Program supervises the administration of the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) and the Refugee Social Service Program (RSS). This public-private partnership provides a network of service providers committed to providing support services for this vulnerable population. Each provider is funded to provide services in a designated geographic area of the State. These organizations may be non-profit agencies, faith-based organizations or refugee managed community-based organizations.
ORR Funding FY2012: $1,718,357
Persons Settled (2012): 426
Services Include:
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Cash Assistance
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Child Care and Early Education services
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Energy cost assistance
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Food assistance
-
Medical Assistance and health screenings
-
Employment services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Catholic Agency for Migration & Refugee Services (Garden City)
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities Inc. (Northeastern Kansas)
-
USCRI, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
-
IRC, International Rescue Committee (Wichita)
-
EMM Episcopal Migration Ministries (Central Kansas)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Lewis A. Kimsey
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Kendra Baldrige
ORR Regional Representative: Rezene Hagos
Kentucky
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Catholic Charities of Louisville (CCLou)
Kentucky Office of Refugees (KOR)
Louisville, KY 40212
http://cclou.org/kor/
About:
“The Kentucky Office for Refugees was established in June of 2006 as a department of Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc and is considered a Wilson-Fish program. The Director of the Kentucky Office for Refugees serves as the State Refugee Coordinator for Kentucky – a designation provided by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). It provides leadership, policy guidance and advocacy on refugee resettlement issues, and annually administrates and awards $6 million in federal funds from the ORR.”
Within CCLou, there is a department of Migration & Refugee Services (MRS), and a Refugee Agriculture Partnership Program (RAPP), as well as Targeted Assistance Grant Programs and Matching Grant Programs.
ORR Funding FY2012: $12,748,690
Persons Settled (2012): 1,976
Services Include:
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Case Management
-
Supportive Services
-
English Language Training
-
Employment Services
-
Housing and food assistance upon arrival
-
Cultural orientation
-
Long-term assistance with citizenship and job upgrades
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
CWS/EMM, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Inc. (Lexington, Louisville)
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USCRI, The International Center (Bowling Green, Owensboro)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Becky Jordan
Assistant Director, KOR: Maria Koerner
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Allison Pauly
ORR Regional Representative: Faith Hurt
Louisiana
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge
Refugee & Immigration Services
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Note: Also have offices located in Lafayette and Metairie
ORR Funding FY2012: $1,438,627
Persons Settled (2012): 302
Services Include:
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Language training
-
Social and medical services
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Counseling
-
Job placement
-
Family reunification
-
Citizenship preparation
-
Legal services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Migration & Refugee Services (Baton Rouge, Lafayette)
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USCCB, Resettlement Center of Central LA Inc. (Alexandria, Metairie)
Contacts:
Refugee Resettlement Director: Lisa Lee
State Refugee Coordinator: Corina E. Salazar
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Allison Pauly
ORR Regional Representative: Faith Hurt
Maine
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services
Portland, ME 04101
About:
“RIS is Maine’s only active resettlement program, with contracts from the U.S. Departments of State and Health and Human Services, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.”
ORR Funding FY2012: 2,291,884
Persons Settled (2012): 299
Services Include:
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Case Management
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Corporate Training
-
Elder Services
-
Employment Services
-
Interpretation and Translation Services
-
Mentoring Programs
-
Affidavit of Relationship (AOR)
-
Legal Services
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Catherine S. Yomoah
Refugee Health Coordinator: Justin Nizeyumukiza
ORR Regional Representative: Julie Munro
Additional Organizational Info at:
http://www.ccmaine.org/refugee-immigration-services
Maryland
(Public Private Partnership)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Department of Human Resources, Maryland’s Human Service Agency
Office for Refugees and Asylees (MORA)
Baltimore, MD 21201
About:
MORA has helped more than 40,000 working through a network of public and private service providers to plan, administer, and coordinate transitional services.
ORR Funding FY2012: $17,4446,602
Persons Settled (2012): 2,381
Services Include:
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Job Readiness Training
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Resume Writing
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Job Search Assistance
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Vocational Training
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Interview Preparation
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Transportation Assistance
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Interpretation during job interviews
-
Post-placement mentoring for vocational success
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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HIAS, Jewish Community Services (Baltimore)
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HIAS, Jewish Social Services Agency (Rockville)
-
IRC, International Rescue Committee (Baltimore, Silver Spring)
-
WR, World Relief Anne Arundel (Glen Burnie)
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ECDC, African Community Center (Silver Spring)
-
LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of National Capitol Area (Silver Spring)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Augustin Ntabaganyimana
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Dipti D. Shah
ORR Regional Representative: Pierrot Rugaba
Additional Information at:
http://dhr.maryland.gov/blog/maryland-office-for-refugees-and-asylees/
Massachusetts
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Health and Human Services
Office for Refugees and Immigrants
Boston, MA 02111
About:
The Office administers programs that provide direct services to clients through a network of voluntary resettlement agencies, faith-based organizations and ethnic community-based organizations, which have the capacity to serve the culturally and linguistically diverse needs of newcomer populations
ORR Funding FY2012: $19,826,396
Persons Settled (2012): 2,108
Services Include:
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Community education and orientation
-
Cultural orientation to mainstream services
-
Outreach/screening/referral services
-
Translation and Interpreting
-
Youth Adjustment Services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
HIAS, Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (Framingham)
-
HIAS, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts (Springfield)
-
ECDC, Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center (Jamaica Plain)
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USCRI, International Institute (Boston, Lowell)
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities, (Boston, Worcester)
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Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (Worcester)
-
IRC, International Rescue Committee (Boston)
-
EMM, Refugee Immigration Ministry (Malden)
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CWS/EMM/LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of New England (Wellesley, Worcester, West Springfield, Newton Center)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Mary Truong
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Jennifer Cochran
ORR Regional Representative: Julie Munro
Additional Information at:
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/ori/
Michigan
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Refugee Assistance
Capitol View Building
Lansing, Michigan 48913
ORR Funding FY2012: $17,077,100
Persons Settled (2012): 4,100
Services Include:
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Employment Services
-
Education – School Impact Services
-
Preventive Health Services
-
Services to Older Refugees Program
-
Health Screening
-
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (foster care services, etc.)
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
HIAS, Jewish Family Service of Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor, West Bloomfield)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities of South East Michigan (Clinton Township)
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USCCB, St. Vincent Catholic Charities Refugee Services (Lansing, Grand Rapids)
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USCRI, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Dearborn, Detroit)
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CWS, Bethany Christian Services (Grand Rapids)
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LIRS, Lutheran Social Services (Detroit, Battle Creek, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Troy)
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LIRS/EMM, Lutheran Social Services (Southfield)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Al Horn
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Al Horn
ORR Regional Representative: Chandra Allgood Foster
Additional Information at:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71547_5526-15492--,00.html
Minnesota
(Public Private Partnership)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Resettlement Programs Office
St. Paul, MN 55155
ORR Funding FY2012: $9,573,906
Persons Settled (2012): 1,909
Services Include:
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Basic needs support
-
Home visits
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Case management
-
Community orientation
-
Referrals to health services
-
Employment services
-
Education and training
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Saint Cloud)
-
EMM, Episcopal Migration Ministries (Minneapolis)
-
CWS, Minnesota Council of Churches (Minneapolis)
-
WR, World Relief Arrive Ministries (Richfield)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Saint Paul, Rochester)
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USCRI, International Institute of Minnesota (St. Paul)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Rachele King
State Refugee Health Coordinator (Acting): Blain Mamo
ORR Regional Representative: Chandra Allgood Foster
Additional Information at:
http://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/services/refugee-assistance/
Mississippi
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Department of Child Protection Services
Jackson, MS 39202
ORR Funding FY2012: $800,000
Persons Settled (2012): 23
Services Include:
-
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program
-
Financial assistance
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Catholic Social and Community Services, Migration and Refugee Center (Biloxi, Jackson)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Jackson)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Lorraine Hunter
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Patricia Williams
ORR Regional Representative: Faith Hurt
Missouri
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Missouri Department of Social Services
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Columbia, MO 65203
About:
MDSS helps provide social and employment services, as well as financial and medical assistance, through programs provided by the Missouri Departments of Social Services, Health and Senior Services, Elementary and Secondary Education, and contracting agencies.
ORR Funding FY2012: $5,324,960
Persons Settled (2012): 1,250
Services Include:
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Food and Cash Assistance
-
Medical Assistance
-
Health Coordination
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School Impact Program (assist with activities that lead to effective integration and education of refugee children)
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Employment Assistance
-
Case management
-
ESL classes
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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USCRI, International Institute of St. Louis (St. Louis)
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USCRI, Jewish Vocational Service (Kansas City)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (Columbia, Jefferson City)
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ECDC, Della Lamb Community Services (Kansas City)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Kimberly O’Hara
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Thelma Myhre
ORR State Analyst: Rezene Hagos
Nebraska
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Program:
Department of Health and Human Services
Refugee Resettlement Program
Lincoln, NE 68509
ORR Funding FY2012: $4,055,470
Persons Settled (2012): 912
Services Include:
-
Cash Assistance
-
Medical Assistance
-
Social Services
-
English Language Training
Affiliates and Services Providers:
-
USCCB, Catholic Social Services (Lincoln)
-
LIRS, Lutheran Family Services (Lincoln, Omaha)
-
ECDC, Southern Sudan Community Association (Omaha)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Karen Parde
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Kristin Gall
ORR State Analyst: Rezene Hagos
Additional Information at:
http://dhhs.ne.gov/children_family_services/Pages/refugees.aspx
New Hampshire
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Department of Health and Human Services
Refugee Program
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
About:
Refugee Program staff work closely with the two New Hampshire voluntary resettlement agencies (VOLAGs), Ascentria Care Alliance and the International Institute of New Hampshire, as well as other area partners to support refugee integration.
ORR Funding FY2012: $2,550,438
Persons Settled (2012): 385
Services Include:
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Case Management
-
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
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English Language Training
-
Employment Services
-
Preventive Health
-
School Impact
-
Services for Older Refugees
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
CWS, Ascentria Care Alliance (Concord)
-
USCRI, International Institute of New Hampshire (Manchester)
-
CWS/EMM/LIRS, Lutheran Social Services (Concord)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Barbara Seebart
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Laura McGlashan
ORR Regional Representative: Julie Munro
Additional Information at:
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/omh/refugee/
Nevada
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
Migration and Refugee Services (MRS)
Las Vegas, NV, 89101
ORR Funding FY2015: $11,626,553 (51%)– 49% through charitable donations and program fees (money for entire charity, not just refugee assistance.)
Persons Settled (2012): 2,200
Services Include:
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Food, Shelter, and Clothing
-
Health Services
-
Cultural Orientation
-
Case Management
-
Employment Services
-
Education
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
ECDC, African Community Center (Las Vegas)
-
USCCB, Refugee Assistance Program (Las Vegas)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Carisa Lopez.Ramirez
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Carisa Lopez.Ramirez
ORR Regional Office: Bowa Tucker
Additional Information at:
http://www.catholiccharities.com/service_details/migration-refugee-services/
New Jersey
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Department of Human Services
Division of Family Development, Refugee Resettlement
Trenton, NJ 08608
About:
Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) is a federally funded program that provides cash and medical assistance to refugees.
ORR Funding FY2012: $3,506,38
Persons Settled (2012): 1,102
Services Include:
-
Cash and Medical Assistance
-
ESL classes
-
Employment assistance
-
Case management
-
Basic needs support
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities (Camden)
-
HIAS, Jewish Vocational Service of Metrowest (East Orange)
-
HIAS, Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County (Milltown)
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IRC, International Rescue Committee (Elizabeth)
-
CWS, CWS Jersey City (Jersey City)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Annette Riordan
State Refugee Health Coordinator: TBA
ORR State Analyst: Pierrot Rugaba
Additional Information at:
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/programs/refugee/
New Mexico
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
New Mexico Human Services Department, Income Support Division
Refugee Resettlement Program
Albuquerque, NM 87110
ORR Funding FY2012: $2,002,743
Persons Settled (2012): 315
Services Include:
-
Cash and medical assistance
-
ESL classes
-
Employment services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
LIRS, Lutheran Family Services (Albuquerque)
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities of Central New Mexico (Albuquerque)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Socorro Salazar,
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Karen Gonzales
ORR Regional Representative: Ramon Colon
New York
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance
Albany, New York 12243
ORR Funding FY2012: $23,738,715
Persons Settled (2012): 12,471
Services Include:
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Help repatriated citizens arrive safely at home;
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Provide assistance to victims of human trafficking; and
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Assure proper foster care for unaccompanied refugee and entrant minors
-
Cash and medical assistance programs
-
Refugee School Impact Grant
-
Refugee Social Services Program
-
Response to Human Trafficking Program
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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CWS/EMM Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. (Buffalo)
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CWS/EMM, Interfaith Works of Central New York (Syracuse)
-
HIAS, FEGS Health and Human Services (New York)
-
HIAS, Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County (Buffalo)
-
IRC, International Rescue Committee New York (New York)
-
LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York (New York)
-
LIRS, Mohawk Valley Resource Center (Utica)
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities (Albany, Amityville, Brooklyn, New York, Syracuse)
-
USCCB/CWS, Catholic Family Center (Rochester)
-
USCRI, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Albany)
-
USCRI, American Civic Association (Binghamton)
-
USCRI, CAMBA (Brooklyn)
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USCRI, International Institute of Buffalo (Buffalo)
-
Interfaith Works of Central New York (Syracuse)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Dodie Wheeler
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Thomas Keenan
ORR Regional Representative: Julie Munro
North Carolina
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Refugee Services
Raleigh, NC 27699
ORR Funding FY2012: $8,406,330
Persons Settled (2012): 2,389
Services Include:
-
Cash and medical assistance
-
Employment services
-
Case management
-
Transportation
-
Skills recertification
-
ESL training
-
Vocational skills training
-
Citizenships and immigration services
-
Translation and interpretation services
-
Social adjustment services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
CWS, Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program (Durham, Greensboro)
-
ECDC, North Carolina African Services Coalition (Greensboro)
-
EMM, Interfaith Refugee Ministry (Akron, New Bern)
-
HIAS, Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency, Charlotte LIRS, Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas (Raleigh)
-
WR, World Relief (Durham, High Point)
-
USCCB, Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Charlotte (Charlotte)
-
USCRI, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Raleigh)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Marlene Myers
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Jennifer Reed Morillo
ORR Regional Representative: Faith Hurt
North Dakota
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Lutheran Social Services
Fargo, ND 58103
ORR Funding FY2012: $2,858,062
Persons Settled (2012): 572
Services Include:
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Case management
-
Housing Assistance
-
ESL classes
-
Employment
-
Medical assistance
-
Counseling
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
LIRS/EMM, Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota (Fargo, Grand Forks, and Bismarck)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Shirley Dykshoorn
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Saurav Dahal
ORR Regional Representative: Dee Daniels Scriven
Ohio
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
Ohio Refugee Services Program
Columbus, Ohio 43218
ORR Funding FY2012: $8,048,394
Persons Settled (2012): 2,483
Services Include:
-
Cash and Medical Assistance
-
Health screenings and services
-
Acculturation
-
English language training
-
Employment training
-
Job placement
-
Transportation
-
Childcare
-
Citizenship classes
-
Translation & interpreter services
-
Referral services
-
Citizenship & naturalization service
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
CWS/EMM, Community Refugee and Immigration Services (Columbus)
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HIAS, US Together, Cleveland, Columbus (Toledo)
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities SW Ohio (Cincinnati)
-
USCCB, Cleveland Catholic Charities, Cleveland (Cincinnati)
-
USCCB, Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley (Dayton)
-
USCRI, International Institute of Akron (Akron)
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USCRI, The International Services Center (Cleveland)
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WR, World Relief Columbus (Columbus)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Jennifer R. Johnson
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Sandra Hollingsworth
ORR Regional Representative: Chandra Allgood Foster
Oklahoma
(Public Private Partnership)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Department of Human Services
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
About:
“Cash is provided through Oklahoma Catholic Charities. Medical assistance is provided through the SoonerCare (Medicaid) program. OKDHS also administers federal social service grants for refugees, monitoring provider contracts in Oklahoma City and Tulsa for employment services, English language training and social adjustment services.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $970,015
Persons Settled (2012): 343
Services Include:
-
Employment Services
-
ESL classes
-
Social adjustment services
-
Cash and medical assistance
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities, (Oklahoma City, Tulsa)
-
USCRI, YWCA Tulsa (Tulsa)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator: Melanie Silva
ORR Regional Representative: Ramon Colon
Oregon
(Public Private Partnership)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Oregon Department of Human Services
500 Summer St. NE
Salem, OR 9731
About:
“Services are provided through the Refugee Case Services Project (RCSP), which is a Public/Private Partnership between Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Voluntary Agencies that resettle refugees in this part of the state. Cash services are administered by the VOLAG for the first eight months in the U.S. under a contract from Oregon’s DHS.” The Voluntary Agencies include:
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Catholic Charities (CC)
-
Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW)
-
Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees (SOAR)
“English language, vocational training, employment supports, and job placement services are provided through the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) to refugees for their first 12 months of residence in the U.S.”
“Refugees who reside outside Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties are served in the local DHS branch office for cash assistance and SNAP while referrals are made to locally contracted agencies for Employment Services and to OHA for medical coverage.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $5,519, 249
Persons Settled (2012): 997
Services Include:
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English Language classes
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Vocational training
-
Employment services
-
Job Placement services
-
Cash assistance
-
Case management
-
Cultural Orientation
-
Health Screenings
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
CWS, Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees (Portland)
-
LIRS, Lutheran Community Services Northwest (Portland)
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities (Portland)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator
Rhonda Prodzinski, (503) 945-6108, Rhonda.prodzinski@state.or.us
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Tasha Wheatt-Delancy, (503) 988-9204, Tasha.wheatt-delancy@multco.us
ORR Regional Representative
Jordan Becker, (206) 615-3637, Jordan.Becker@acf.hhs.gov
Article on the overhaul of state refugee health care system:
https://multco.us/global/news/county-staff-lead-overhaul-state-refugee-health-care-system
Pennsylvania
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
The Pennsylvania Refugee Resettlement Program
625 Forster St
Harrisburg, PA 17120
RA-HSRefugeeProgram@pa.gov
http://www.refugeesinpa.org/index.htm
About:
Responsibility for the Refugee Resettlement Program rests with the State Refugee Coordinator, designated by the Secretary of Welfare. The Program is overseen by the PA Department of Human Services. Cash and Medical Assistance programs, administered by the Office of Income Maintenance, are coordinated with the delivery of employment, educational, aging and allied human services, administered by the Bureau of Employment and Training in the Office of Income Maintenance.
ORR Funding FY2012: $20,496,542
Persons Settled (2012): 3,464
Services Include:
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Employment Programs
-
English as a Second Language (ESL) programs
-
Targeted Assistance
-
Interpretation and Translation
-
Citizenship Preparation courses
-
Asylee Outreach Project
-
Services to Older Refugees
-
Information Referral
-
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program
-
Vocational ESL for Cuban and Haitian refugees
-
TANF employment and training programs
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
CWS, Church World Service (Lancaster)
-
HIAS, HIAS Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
-
HIAS, Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
-
LIRS, Lutheran Children and Family Services of Eastern Pennsylvania (Allentown, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Rosyln)
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities (Pittsburgh, Erie, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Scranton)
-
USCRI, International Institute of Erie (Erie)
-
USCRI, Nationalities Service Center (Philadelphia)
-
USCRI, North Area Multi-Service Center of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
Refugee Resettlement Fact Sheet: http://www.refugeesinpa.org/GettheFacts/index.htm
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator
Charlotte Fry, (717) 346-1095, charfry@pa.gov
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Asresu Misikir, (717) 787-3350, amisikir@state.pa.us
ORR Regional Representative
Pierrot Rugaba, (202) 401-6891, pierrot.rugaba@acf.hhs.gov
Rhode Island
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Rhode Island Department of Health
Refugee Health Program
3 Capitol Hill,
Providence, RI 02908
About:
“The Rhode Island Department of Health initiated a Refugee Health Program in November of 2003 and serves as the refugee resettlement office for the state. Primary program services include cash and medical assistance, access to English as a second language classes, vocational and employment assistance. Discretionary grants are also awarded to private agencies for various other self-sufficiency programs.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $787,475
Persons Settled (2012): 170
Services Include:
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Basic needs assistance (housing, food, enrolling in schools, etc.)
-
Cultural orientation and skills building programs
-
Assistance accessing healthcare
-
English as a Second Language and Workforce education programs
-
Employment services (job training & placement)
-
Ongoing advocacy and case management to ensure self-sufficiency
-
Cash and medical assistance
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
USCCB, Immigration & Refugee Services, Catholic Diocese of Rhode Island (Providence)
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USCRI, International Institute of Rhode Island (Providence)
Contact:
State Refugee Coordinator
Frederick Sneesby, (401) 462-1669, Frederick.Sneesby@dhs.ri.gov
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Perry Gast, (401) 222-5940, Perry.Gast@health.ri.gov
ORR Regional Representative
Julie Munro, (617) 565-3671, julie.munro@acf.hhs.gov
South Carolina
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
South Carolina Department of Social Services
Refugee Resettlement Program
1535 Confederate Avenue
Columbia, SC 29201-1915
About:
“The Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provides funds, policy, and over-site; but services are administered by the state.”
“All services are coordinated through the Refugee Resettlement Services Unit at the State Office, as well as through private and non-profit service agencies under contract with the state to provide specialized services to refugees.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $594,830
Persons Settled (2012): 196
Services Include:
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Refugee Cash Assistance
-
Refugee Medical Assistance
-
Employability services
-
Case management
-
ESL classes
-
Translation and interpretation services
-
Citizenship preparation
-
Social adjustment services
Affiliates & Service Providers:
-
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas (Columbia)
-
World Relief Spartanburg (Spartanburg)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator
Dorothy Addison, (803) 898-0989, dorothy.addison@dss.sc.gov
ORR Regional Representative
Faith Hurt, (404) 562-2847, faith.hurt@acf.hhs.gov
South Dakota
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
705 East 41st Street, Suite 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(P): 605-444-7500
info@LssSD.org
About:
LSS began providing resettlement services for refugees as early as 1948 in aiding Europeans displaced following WWII.
ORR Funding FY2012: $3,668,585
Persons Settled (2012): 650
Services Include:
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Community orientation
-
Case management
-
Employment services
-
English classes
-
Citizenship classes
-
Immigration services
-
Interpreter services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
LSS is assisted in providing these services through various locally based ECBOs.
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator
Tim Jurgens, (605) 731-2015, tim.jurgens@lsssd.org
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Kristin Rounds, (605) 773-4470, kristin.rounds@state.sd.us
ORR Regional Representative
Dee Daniels Scriven, (303) 844-1147, Dee.DanielsScriven@acf.hhs.gov
Tennessee
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Catholic Charities of Tennessee
Tennessee Office for Refugees (TOR)
2806 McGavock Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
(P): (615) 352-3087
ORR Funding FY2012: $11,679,364
Persons Settled (2012): 1,633
Services Include:
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Medical Screenings
-
Employment and case management services
-
English language training
-
Preventative health services
-
Support refugee integrations into local school systems
-
Cash and medical assistance programs
-
Employment services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
CWS, Bridge Refugee Services (Knoxville)
-
ECDC, Nashville International Center for Empowerment (Nashville)
-
EMM, Bridge Refugee Services Inc. (Chattanooga, Knoxville)
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USCCB, Refugee and Immigration Services (Nashville, Memphis)
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WR, World Relief (Memphis, Nashville)
Contacts:
TOR Department Director
Kelly Branson, (615) 259-3567 [ext. 777], kbranson@cctenn.org
TOR Resettlement Coordinator
Nancy Salyer, (615) 259-3567 [ext. 770], nsalyer@cctenn.org
State Refugee Coordinator
Holly Johnson, (615) 354-5700, hjohnson@cctenn.org
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Michael Evans, (615) 352-9520, mevans@cctenn.org
ORR Regional Representative
Faith Hurt, (404) 562-2847, faith.hurt@acf.hhs.gov
Texas
(Public Private Partnership)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Office of Immigration & Refugee Affairs
909 W 45th St
Austin, TX 78751
(P): (512) 206-5084
About:
“The OIRA was created by the Texas Legislature in 1991 to distribute federal funds available through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and the Refugee Act of 1980.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $43,657,879
Persons Settled (2012): 8,372
Services Include:
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Temporary cash assistance
-
Medical assistance
-
Education services
-
ESL classes
-
Employment services and vocational training
-
Citizenship assistance
-
Case management
-
Unaccompanied minors program
-
Refugee school impact program
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
IRC, International Rescue Committee (Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio)
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CWS/EMM/LIRS, Refugee Services of Texas Inc. (Amarillo, Austin, Texas, Fort Worth, Houston)
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USCCB, Catholic Family Services (Amarillo)
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USCCB, Caritas of Austin (Austin)
-
USCCB, Catholic Charities (Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Lewisville, San Antonio)
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USCCB, Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services (El Paso)
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WR, World Relief (Fort Worth)
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AECDC, Alliance for Multicultural Community Services (Houston)
-
CWS/EMM, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston (Houston)
-
USCRI, YMCA International Services (Houston)
Full contact list for local organizations assisting refugees:
http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/programs/refugee/Contact-List.pdf
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator
Patrick Randall, (512) 206-5129, Patrick.Randall@hhsc.state.tx.us
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Jessica Montour, (512) 533-3161, Jessica.Montour@dshs.state.tx.us
ORR Regional Representative
Ramon Colon, (214) 767-2977, ramon.colon@acf.hhs.gov
Utah
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Department of Workforce Services
Refugee Services Office (RSO)
250 West 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 8410
(P): (801) 618-5096
refugeeoffice@utah.gov
About:
While RSO is designated as the state resettlement office, in Utah there are two resettlement agencies: the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Catholic Community Services (CCS). Services are provided with the help of local community organizations and volunteer groups.
ORR Funding FY2012: $12,064,884
Persons Settled (2012): 1,012
Services Include:
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Housing assistance
-
Airport Pickup
-
Orientation
-
Employment assistance
-
ESL classes
-
Educational services and resources
-
Health services
-
Counseling and youth programs
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
IRC, International Rescue Committee (Salt Lake City)
-
USCCB, Catholic Community Services of Utah (Salt Lake City)
Contacts:
RSO Director/State Refugee Coordinator
Gerald Brown, (801) 526-9787, geraldbrown@utah.gov
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Amelia Self, (801) 538-6221, aself@utah.gov
ORR Regional Representative
Dee Daniels Scriven, (303) 844-1147, Dee.DanielsScriven@acf.hhs.gov
Vermont
(Wilson Fish)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
462 Hegeman Ave., Suite 101
Colchester, VT 05446
(P): (802) 654-1700
vrrp@uscrivt.org
About:
VRRP is Vermont's local field office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants and has been operating for over 30 years. Services are provided with the help of various local community organizations.
ORR Funding FY2012: $2,242,253
Persons Settled (2012): 362
Services Include:
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Reception at the airport
-
Interpretation and translation
-
Cultural orientation
-
Housing assistance
-
Basic furnishings and housing wares
-
English language training
-
Employment counseling
-
Professional, culturally appropriate support
Affiliates and Service Providers:
-
Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV)
Contacts:
VRRP Director
Amila Merdzanovic
State Refugee Coordinator
Denise Lamoureux, (802) 241-0429, Denise.Lamoureux@vermont.gov
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Martha Friedman, (802) 863-7344, Martha.Friedman@vermont.gov
ORR Regional Representative
Julie Munro, (617) 565-3671, julie.munro@acf.hhs.gov
Virginia
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS)
801 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(P): (804) 726-7000
citizen.services@dss.virginia.gov
ORR Funding FY2012: $11, 689,754
Persons Settled (2012): 2,820
Services Include:
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Case management
-
Employment placement and orientation
-
Adult English instruction and educational planning
-
Family mentorship
-
Housing assistance
-
Cultural orientation
-
ESL classes
-
Transportation orientation and assistance
-
Employment services
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Arlington, Fredericksburg, Manassas)
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IRC, International Rescue Committee (Charlottesville, Richmond)
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LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (Falls Church)
-
CWS, Church World Service (Richmond, Harrisonburg)
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USCCB, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (Richmond, Hampton, Roanoke)
Full Contact List at: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/files/division/cvs/rr/benefits_services/access_benefits_services/Refugee_Resettlement_Providers_030816.pdf
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator
Kathy Cooper, (804) 726-7927, Kathy.Cooper@dss.virginia.gov
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Jill Grumbine, (804) 864-7911, jill.grumbine@vdh.virginia.gov
ORR Regional Representative
Pierrot Rugaba, (202) 401-6891, pierrot.rugaba@acf.hhs.gov
Washington
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Economic Services Administration, Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance
4045 Delridge Way SW #300
Seattle, WA 98106
(P): (877) 501-2233
ORR Funding FY2012: $17,553,062
Persons Settled (2012): 2,860
Services Include:
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Cash and Medical Assistance
-
ESL classes
-
Vocational and employment assistance
-
Naturalization assistance
-
Case management
-
Cultural Orientation and Advanced Cultural Orientation
-
Self Sufficiency Education Workshop
-
Immigration assistance
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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EMM, Diocese of Olympia (Seattle)
-
HIAS, Jewish Family Service (Seattle, Kent)
-
IRC, International Rescue Committee (Seattle)
-
LIRS, Lutheran Community Services Northwest (Seattle, Vancouver)
-
USCCB, Catholic Community Services of Western Washington (Tacoma)
-
WR, World Relief (Richland, Kent, Spokane)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator
Sarah K. Peterson, (206) 568-5568, sarah.peterson@dshs.wa.gov
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Jasmine Matheson, (206) 418-5500, Jasmine.matheson@doh.wa.gov
ORR Regional Representative
Jordan Becker, (206) 615-3637, Jordan.Becker@acf.hhs.gov
West Virginia
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Program:
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
4190 Washington St W
Charleston, WV 25313
(P): (304) 746-2360
ORR Funding FY2012: $95,000
Persons Settled (2012): 71
Services Include:
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Immigration legal services
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ESL classes
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Job placement and employment assistance
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Cash and Medical Assistance
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Charleston)
Contacts:
State Refugee Coordinator
Monica Hamilton, (304) 356-4619, Monica.A.Hamilton@wv.gov
ORR Regional Representative
Pierrot Rugaba, (202) 401-6891, pierrot.rugaba@acf.hhs.gov
Wisconsin
(State Administered)
State Refugee Resettlement Office:
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Refugee Services Section
819 North 6th Street, Room 670
Milwaukee, WI 53203
About:
“Programs and services are provided through contracts with local refugee service provider agencies and consortia that support refugees resettling those communities.”
ORR Funding FY2012: $5,271,645
Persons Settled (2012): 785
Services Include:
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Refugee cash and medical assistance
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Employment services
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Health screenings
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Mental and preventative health services
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ESL classes
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Case management
Affiliates and Service Providers:
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ECDC, Pan-African Community Association (Milwaukee)
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LIRS, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan (Madison, Milwaukee)
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USCCB, Catholic Charities (Green Bay, Milwaukee, Sheboygan)
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USCRI, International Institute of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
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WR, World Relief (Oshkosh)