Office of Refugee ResettlementAdministration for Children and FamiliesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesORR 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 ProgramORR Caseload - FY 2013
Entry Status Total Projected
Refugees 70,000
Asylees 28,800
Cuban/Haitian Entrants 21,000
Victims of Human Trafficking 600
Special Immigrant Visa holders (SIV) 4,000 Total projected ORR caseload for FY2012 124,400
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Number of UAC by Fiscal Year
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013*0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
7,1007,769 7,399
6,661 6,0927,383 6,855
14,721
11,789
*As of April 2013 6
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.
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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 78,738Entered Employment (EE) 36,894 36,856 40,302 40,849 41,659EE Rate 49% 40% 42% 50% 53%Terminations 8,235 10,240 10,828 10,972 10,368Termination Rate 44% 52% 49% 52% 49%Reductions 1,984 2,284 2,869 3,039 3,045Reduction Rate 11% 12% 13% 14% 15%Weighted Average Hourly Wage $8.82 $9.02 $9.08 $8.92 $9.27
Retentions 26,013 25,670 27,459 29,754 29,850Retention Rate 76% 69% 73% 74% 75%Health Benefits 19,942 17,660 18,602 19,917 20,430Health Benefits Rate 63% 61% 60% 61% 62%
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Series1-10%0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%
49% 40% 42% 50%53%
Entered Employment Rate
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$8.30
$8.50
$8.70
$8.90
$9.10
$9.30
$9.50
$8.82 $9.02 $9.08
$8.92
$9.27 Average hourly Wage
2008 2009 2010 2011 20129
Match Grant Objective
Assist refugees and
other ORR eligible
populations in achieving
early economic
self-sufficiency
through employment within 180
Days
English Language Training
Health and Medical Services
Employment Training
or Certificatio
n Social Adjustment Services
Support Services
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Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program FY 2012 Enrollees by Eligibility Status
Refugees2614774%
Asylees344510%
C/H Entrants553216%
SIV's2921%
VOT980%
Refugees Asylees C/H EntrantsSIV's VOT Amerasians
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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 self-
sufficient at 120 days, and 75% at 180 days.
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ORR Partnerships
ORR
State Dept. PRM
ACFOffice of Communi
ty Services
ACF Office of Family
Assistance
Dept. of Agricult
ureDept.
of Educati
on
Centers for
Medicaid and
Medicare Services
Dept. of
Justice
Centers for
Disease Control
Dept. of
Labor
Assets for
Independence (AFI); Job
Opportunities for
Low-Income Individuals (JOLI)
Healthy Marria
ge Progra
m
Affordable Care Act
Refugee Health Screening Review
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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.
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Moving Forward
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National placement planning
strategy – Data based
Comprehensive medical screenings –
Refugees will qualify for ACA in
2014
Comprehensive
Case Managemen
t system
Accessible and
affordable Recertification programs
for highly-skilled
refugees
Greater use of
technology
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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