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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