Annual ORR Reports to Congress - 1998
United States Catholic Conference
The United States
Catholic Conference (USCC) is the public policy and social action
agency of the Roman Catholic bishops in the United States. Within
USCC, Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) is the lead office responsible
for developing Conference policy on migration, immigration and refugee
issues, as well as providing program support and field coordination
for a network of 107 diocesan refugee resettlement offices throughout
the United States. The total refugee arrivals in FY 1999 assisted
under the Department of State Reception and Placement (R&P) Program
was 21,929. Additionally, USCC/MRS resettled 3,816 Cuban and Haitian
entrants through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Justice.
USCC/MRS continued its successful participation in the ORR Matching
Grant Program during FY 1999 with a total of 8,016 clients being served
World Relief Corporation
World Relief is the international assistance arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, which represents approximately 79 member denominations, as well as numerous individual congregations and independent churches. As the humanitarian arm of the NAE, World Relief provides assistance disaster and relief assistance in 38 counties throughout the world.
During FY 1999,
the agency resettled 10,243 refugees through a network of 27 affiliates
including sub-offices as well as sponsoring churches. World Relief's
caseload this past year was largely comprised of African, Albanian,
Kosovar, Soviet Evangelical Christians and Bosnian refugees. In addition,
a number of Cuban refugees and asylees were resettled throughout the
Miami, FL region.
APPENDIX D
STATE REFUGEE COORDINATORS
Alabama
Ms. Sharon Lavendar
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Resources
S. Gordon Persons Building
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Fax: (334) 415-3525
Tel. (334) 432-0907
Arizona
Mr. Tri H. Tran
Refugee Program Coordinator
Department of Economic Security
Community Services Administration
P.O. Box 6123- Site Code 086Z
Phoenix, Arizona 85005
Fax: (602) 542-6652
Tel. (602) 542-6400
Arkansas
Ms. Betty Hodson
Refugee Resettlement Coordinator
Division of Human Services
Slot No. 1224, P.O. Box 1437
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Fax: (501) 682-1597
Tel. (501) 682-8263
California
Ms. Rita L. Saenz,
Director
Department of Social Services
744 P Street, MS 17-11
Sacramento, California 95814
Fax: (916) 654-6012
Tel. (916) 657-2598
Colorado
Ms. Laurie Bagan
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Colorado Refugee Services Program
789 Sherman, Suite 250
Denver, Colorado 80203
Fax: (303) 863-0838
Tel. (303) 863-8211
Connecticut
Mr. William Ruffleth
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Fax: (860) 424-4957
Tel. (860) 424-5381
Delaware
Ms. Nina Licht
Division of Social Services
P.O. Box 906
Lewis Herman M. Holloway Sr. Campus
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Fax: (302) 577-4405
Tel. (302) 577-4880
E-mail:nlitch@state.de.us
District of Columbia
Ms. Darlene Herring
Refugee State Coordinator
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Department of Human Services
2146 24th Place, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20024
Fax: (202529-4365
Tel. (202) 541-3949
Florida
Ms. Jane C. Criswell
Refugee Program Administrator
Department of Children and Family Services
Building 2, Room 202
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
Fax: (850) 487-4272
Tel. (850) 488-3791
Georgia
Ms. Barbara Burnham
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Family and Children Services
Two Peachtree Street, Room 19-273}
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
Fax: (404) 657-3299/4480
Tel. (404) 657-3428
Hawaii
Mr. Mark Forman,
Executive Director
Office of Community Services
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 420
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Fax: (808) 586-8685
Tel. (808) 586-8675
Idaho
Mr. Jan Reeves,
Director
Idaho Refugee Resettlement Project
Mountain States Group, Inc.
1607 West Jefferson Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
Fax: (208) 336-0880
Tel. (208) 336-5533 X262
Illinois
Dr. Edwin Silverman,
State Coordinator
Refugee and Immigrant Services
Department of Human Services
401 South Clinton, 7th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60607-3922
Fax: (312) 793-2281
Tel. (312) 793-7120
Indiana
Mr. Jeffrey Campbell,
Refugee Coordinator
FSSA,, Family and Children's Division
402 West Washington Street, Room W-363
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Fax: (317) 233-0828
Tel. (317) 232-4919
Iowa
Mr. Wayne Johnson,
Chief, Bureau for Refugee Services
Iowa Department of Human Services
1200 University Ave., Suite D
Des Moines, Iowa 50314-2330
Fax: (515) 283-9224
Tel. (515) 283-7904
Kansas
Mr. Lewis Kimsey
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Docking State office Building - 681-W
915 SW Harrison
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1570
Fax: (785) 368-8114 or (785) 296-6960
Tel. (785) 368-8115
Kentucky
Becky Jordan
[Wilson/Fish Coordinator]
Catholic Charities of Louisville
2911 South Fourth Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
Fax: (502) 637-9780
Tel. (502) 636-9263
Louisiana
Mr. Steve Thibodeaux
State Refugee Coordinator
Contracts Management and Evaluation
Department of Social Services
1001 Howard Avenue , Suite 1735
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Fax: (504) 599-0931
Tel. (504) 568-8958
Maine
Mr. Pierre Rugaba
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Services
11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0011
Fax: (207) 287-5031
Tel. (207) 287-5007
Maryland
Mr. Edward Lynn
State Refugee Coordinator
Maryland Office of New Americans
Department of Human Resources
Saratoga State Center
311 West Saratoga Street, Room 222
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Fax: (410) 333-0244
Tel. (410) 767-7514
Massachusetts
Ms. Juliette
Nguyen
State Coordinator
Office for Refugees and Immigrants
18 Tremont Street, Suite 600
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Fax: (617) 727-1822/7888
Tel. (617) 727-8190
Michigan
Mr. Rob Cecil,
Refugee Coordinator
Office of Adult Services
Michigan Family Independence Agency
235 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 501
P.O. Box 30037
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Fax: (517) 241-7943
Tel. (517) 373-7383
Minnesota
Ms. Quy Dam
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Human Services Building, 3rd Floor
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-3837
Fax: (651) 215-1818
Tel. (651) 297-3210
Mississippi
Ms. Vicki Stephenson
State Refugee Coordinator
Family and Children's Services
P.O. Box 352
Jackson, Mississippi 39202
Fax: (601) 359-4978
Tel. (601) 359-4983
Missouri
Ms. Patricia
Wilde
Missouri Division of Family Services
Division of Family Services
Refugee Resettlement Program
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, Missouri 65103
Fax: (573) 526-4837
Tel. (573) 526-5605
Montana
Mr. James Rolando
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Social Work
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812
Fax: (406) 721-4527
Tel. (406) 243-2336
Nebraska
Ms. Maria Diaz
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box
95044
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5044
Fax: (402) 471-9597
Tel. (402) 471-9200
Nevada
Mr. Redda Mehari
Director, Refugee Program
Catholic Community Services of Nevada
1501 Las Vegas Boulevard North
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Fax: (702) 385-7748
Tel. (702) 383-8387
New Hampshire
Ms. Barbara Seebart
State Refugee Coordinator
Governor's Office of Energy and Community Services
57 Regional Drive, Suite 3
Concord, New Hampshire 03301-8519
Fax: (603) 271-2615
Tel. (603) 271-2611
New Jersey
Ms. Audrea F.
Dunham
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Division of Youth and Family Services
50 East State Street - CN 717
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Fax: (609) 292-8224
Tel. (609) 984-3154
Ms. Jane Burger
Refugee Program Manager
Division of Youth & Family Services
P.O. Box 717
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Tel. (609) 292-8395
New Mexico
Ms. Teri Sena
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Services
ISD-Community Assistance Section
P.O. Box 2348 - Pollon Plaza, Rm. 127
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348
Fax: (505) 827-7259
Tel. (505) 827-7759
New York
Ms. Molly Wilkinson
State Refugee Coordinator
40 North Pearl Street
NYS/OTSP/BRIA
Albany, New York 12243
Fax: (518) 402-3029
Tel. (518) 402-3096
North Carolina
Ms. Marlene Myers
State Refugee Coordinator
Family Services Section
Department of Human Resources
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Fax: (919) 715-0023
Tel. (919) 733-4650
North Dakota
Mr. Don Snyder
State Refugee Coordinator
Children and Family Services Division
Department of Human Services
600 East
Boulevard Avenue, Judicial Wing
State Capitol, 3rd Floor
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
Fax: (701) 328-2359
Tel. (701) 328-4934
Ohio
Mr. Richard Morgan,
Ph.D.
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Office of County Operations
65 East State Street - Ninth Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Fax: (614) 728-0761
Tel. (614) 752-6207
Oklahoma
Ms. Melanie Silva
Refugee Program Manager
Family Support Service Division
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125
Fax: (405) 521-4158
Tel. (405) 521-4402
Oregon
Ms. Marge Reinhardt
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Resources
500 Summer Street N.E., 2nd floor N.
100 Public Service Building
Salem, Oregon 97310
Fax: (503) 378-3782
Tel. (503) 945-6093
Pennsylvania
Ms. Carolyn Chester
Refugee Coordinator
Department of Public Welfare
Office of Social Programs
1401 North 7th Street, 2nd Floor
Bertolini Building
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105
Fax: (717) 772-2093
Tel. (717) 783-4505
Rhode Island
Ms. Gail Dunphy
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Contract Management
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Fax: (401) 462-2975
Tel. (401) 462-3375
South Carolina
Ms. Phane Phomsavanh
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-1520
Fax: (803) 898-9177
Tel. (803) 898-9375
South Dakota
Ms. Donna Magnuson
Director of Refugee and Immigration Programs
Lutheran Social Services
620 W. 18thh Street
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
Fax: (605) 731-2029
Tel. (605) 731-2002
Tennessee
Mr. Steven Meinbresse
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Community Assistance Services
400 Deadrick Street, 14th floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37209
Fax: 615) 532-9956
Tel. (615) 313-4761
Texas
Ms. Anne Sapp
State Refugee Coordinator
Texas Department of Human Services
701 West 51st Street, Mail Code W-619
Austin, TX 78714-9030
Fax: (512) 438-3884
Tel. (512) 438-4814
Utah
Mr. Norman Nakamura
State Refugee Coordinator
Utah Department of Workforce Services
140 East 300 South, 5th Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Fax: (801) 526-9789
Tel. (801) 526-9749
Vermont
Mr. Ed Turbitt
State Refugee Coordinator
Agency of Human Services
108 Cherry Street - P.O. Box 70
Burlington, Vermont 05402
Fax: (802) 865-7754
Tel. (802) 651-1874
Virginia
Ms. Kathy Cooper
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Social Services
VA Office of Newcomer Services
730 East Broad St., Theater Row Building
Richmond, Virginia 23219-1849
Fax: (804) 692-1699
Tel. (804) 692-1206
Washington
Dr. Thuy Vu,
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Social and Health Services
Office of Immigrant and Refugee Assistance
1009 College Street, P.O. Box 45420
Olympia, Washington 95804-5420
Fax: (360) 413-3494
Tel. (360) 413-3213
West Virginia
Mrs. Cona H.
Chatman
State Refugee Coordinator
Office of Family Support
DHHR, Capitol Complex
Building 6, Room 749
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Fax: (304) 558-2059
Tel. (304) 558-8290
Wisconsin
Ms. Susan Levy
State Refugee Coordinator
Wisconsin Refugee Services
Department of Workforce Development
Division of Economic Support
131 West Wilson Street, Room 802
Madison, Wisconsin 54703-3233
Fax: (608) 267-4897/9713
Tel. (608) 266-0578