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| CALIFORNIA | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| State Administered | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Ms. Janet Sandlin | |||||
| Refugee Programs Bureau | |||||
| Department of Social Services | |||||
| 744 P. Street | |||||
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |||||
| 916-654-1246 (P) | |||||
| 916-654-7187 (F) | |||||
| janet.sandlin@dss.ca.gov | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
7,990 | 8,040 | ||
Entered Employment |
3,116 | 39% | 3,009 | 37% |
Terminations |
507 | 20% | 680 | 31% |
Reductions |
591 | 23% | 720 | 32% |
Average Wage |
$ 8.80 | $ 8.77 | ||
Retentions |
2,679 | 85% | 3,097 | 70% |
Health Benefits |
1,015 | 44% | 968 | 42% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 4,205 |
| 2004 | 6,749 |
| 2005 | 6,018 |
| 2006 | 5,247 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 20,863,000 | $ 19,969,601 | |
Social Services |
$ 7,570,827 | $ 8,917,090 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 4,850,033 | $ 4,457,150 | |
TOTAL |
$ 33,283,860 | $ 33,343,841 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
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Education |
$ 1,360,000 | $ 1,700,000 | ||
Elderly |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
$ 488,468 | $ 475,000 | ||
Targeted Assistance |
$ 949,786 | |||
TOTAL |
$ 2,848,254 | $ 2,225,000 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 157,014 | Lao Family Community of Fresno, Inc. |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 129,755 | Hmong Women's Heritage Association |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 200,000 | East Bay Agency for Children |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 200,000 | Kurdish Human Rights Watch |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 196,859 | East African Community of Orange County |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 136,046 | African Community Resource Center |
Microenterprise |
$ 241,487 | Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission |
Microenterprise |
$ 250,000 | Opening Doors, Inc. |
Microenterprise |
$ 200,000 | Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment |
Microenterprise |
$ 190,000 | Lenders for Community Development |
Microenterprise |
$ 246,593 | International Rescue Committee |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 173,099 | Opening Doors, Inc. |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 123,724 | Merced Lao Family Community, Inc |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 120,000 | Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 210,000 | Fresno Center for New Americans |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 180,000 | Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 204,475 | Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County |
Wilson Fish |
$ 2,083,057 | Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego |
Individual Development Accounts |
$ 200,000 | Lao Family Community Development, Inc. |
Serv. To Survivors of Torture |
$ 265,000 | Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles |
Serv. To Survivors of Torture |
$ 475,000 | Program for Torture Victims |
Serv. To Survivors of Torture |
$ 380,000 | Asian Amer. for Comm. Involvement of Santa Clara Cty, Inc. |
Serv. To Survivors of Torture |
$ 475,000 | Survivors of Torture International (SURVIVORS) |
TOTAL |
$ 7,037,109 |