Office of Refugee Resettlement Update, June 2013

January 14, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Science, Health Science, Pediatrics
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Office of Refugee Resettlement Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ORR Update June 2013 Mitiku Ashebir Director Division of Refugee Assistance

Current General Resettlement Factors 

Refugee flow is steady.



Unprecedented influx of unaccompanied children continues.



Pockets of resistance against new arrivals.



Split /Incremental funding.



TANF challenges – reduced amounts; shorter coverage time; reduced or strict support services; new access requirements e.g. Drug Test.



Refugee employment increased in 2012 by 3% over 2011.

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ORR Budget Budget Parameters:  ORR sustained a substantial funding shortfall for the first half of the fiscal year. 

Sequestration reductions.



Across the board rescission.



ORR received a final FY13 enacted budget level that exceeds $1 billion for the first time in history.



The Department has executed the Secretary’s 1% transfer authority, which provides an additional $30 million to ORR.

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ORR Budget continued… Going Forward:  The net impact of the $17M reduction will be distributed across all refugee programs and will amount to approximately 2.8% reductions. 

It is very likely that these grants will continue to be incrementally funded each fiscal year.



With the support of the Department and Congress, these reductions are significantly less than originally thought and the reductions to our stakeholders should be minimal.



Questions on ORR’s budget should be channeled to Joann Simmons, Budget Director.

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U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program ORR Caseload - FY 2013

Entry Status

Total Projected

Refugees

70,000

Asylees

28,800

Cuban/Haitian Entrants

21,000

Victims of Human Trafficking Special Immigrant Visa holders (SIV)

Total projected ORR caseload for FY2012

600 4,000

124,400 5

Number of UAC by Fiscal Year 16,000

14,721

14,000

11,789

12,000

10,000

8,000

7,100

7,769

7,399

6,661

7,383 6,092

6,855

6,000

4,000

2,000

0

2005

*As of April 2013

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013*

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ORR-PRM Joint Quarterly Placement Meetings (QPMs) 

QPMs are a key mechanism for sharing information with partners on prospective and current refugee populations slated for resettlement, the pipeline, overseas processing, funding, capacity, and other related issues affecting placement planning.



QPMs participants include ORR, PRM, DHS, state refugee coordinators and refugee health coordinators, national/local resettlement agencies, and ORR funded Ethnic Community Self-Help Group.



A total of 9 QPMs were hosted by ORR & PRM since 2011. The next QPM will take place in early July 2013.



ORR-PRM’s joint visits

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National Performance Outcomes Summary of 5 Year Data (FY) 2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Caseload

76,032

91,957

95,661

81,662

78,738

Entered Employment (EE)

36,894

36,856

40,302

40,849

41,659

EE Rate

49%

40%

42%

50%

53%

Terminations

8,235

10,240

10,828

10,972

10,368

Termination Rate

44%

52%

49%

52%

49%

Reductions

1,984

2,284

2,869

3,039

3,045

Reduction Rate

11%

12%

13%

14%

15%

Weighted Average Hourly Wage

$8.82

$9.02

$9.08

$8.92

$9.27

26,013

25,670

27,459

29,754

29,850

Retention Rate

76%

69%

73%

74%

75%

Health Benefits

19,942

17,660

18,602

19,917

20,430

63%

61%

60%

61%

62%

Retentions

Health Benefits Rate

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Entered Employment Rate 70% 60% 50%

49%

42%

40%

40%

50%

53%

30% 20% 10% 0% -10%

2008

2009

2011

2012

Average hourly Wage

$9.50

$9.27

$9.30

$9.02

$9.10 $8.90

2010

$9.08

$8.82

$8.92

$8.70 $8.50 $8.30

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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Match Grant Objective Employment Training or Certification Health and Medical Services

English Language Training

Social Adjustment Services

Assist refugees and other ORR eligible populations in achieving early economic self-sufficiency through employment within 180 Days

Support Services

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Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program FY 2012 Enrollees by Eligibility Status SIV's 292 1%

C/H Entrants 5,532 15%

VOT 98 0%

Amerasians 0 0%

Asylees 3,445 10%

Refugees 26,147 74%

Refugees

Asylees

C/H Entrants

SIV's

VOT

Amerasians 11

Match Grant

Match Grant results for FY 2012 were outstanding, with 55% of enrollees achieving self-sufficiency at 120 days post-resettlement, and a full 71% reaching this mark at 180 days.

For Pennsylvania, average results showed 67% of enrollees selfsufficient at 120 days, and 75% at 180 days.

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ORR Partnerships Refugee Health Screening Review

State Dept. PRM Dept. of Labor

Centers for Disease Control

ACF Office of Community Services

ORR

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Affordable Care Act

Assets for Independence (AFI); Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI)

ACF Office of Family Assistance

Dept. of Agriculture Dept. of Justice

Healthy Marriage Program

Dept. of Education 13

Resource Center for LGBT Refugees In June, 2011, ORR awarded a Technical Assistance grant to Heartland Alliance to create a resource center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) refugees.

The purpose is to ensure that LGBT refugees are received in communities able to meet their full scope of needs, in the most welcoming environment possible.

Heartland is setting up partnerships with service providers across the country, taking an integrated approach to full-spectrum service. Visit: www.rainbowwelcome.org 14

Moving Forward

National placement planning strategy – Data based

Comprehensive medical screenings – Refugees will qualify for ACA in 2014

Comprehensive Case Management system

Accessible and affordable Recertification programs for highly-skilled refugees

Greater use of technology

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Office of Refugee Resettlement For more information about ORR programming, please visit our website at:

www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/

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