Office of Refugee Resettlement Update, June 2013
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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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