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| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| State Administered | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Ms. Darlene Herring | |||||
| Office of Refugee Resettlement | |||||
| Department of Human Services | |||||
| 2146 24th Place, NE | |||||
| Washington, DC 20024 | |||||
| 202-541-3949 (P) | |||||
| 202-529-4365 (F) | |||||
| dherring@dhs.dcgov.org | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
315 | 312 | ||
Entered Employment |
256 | 81% | 131 | 42% |
Terminations |
198 | 96% | 106 | 91% |
Reductions |
8 | 4% | 10 | 9% |
Average Wage |
$ 8.49 | $ 9.62 | ||
Retentions |
233 | 91% | 178 | 69% |
Health Benefits |
164 | 67% | 65 | 54% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 107 |
| 2004 | 65 |
| 2005 | 37 |
| 2006 | 68 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 1,457,000 | $ 1,193,000 | |
Social Services |
$ 242,486 | $ 276,714 | |
Targeted Assistance |
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TOTAL |
$ 1,699,486 | $ 1,469,714 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
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Education |
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Elderly |
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Preventive Health |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Targeted Assistance |
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TOTAL |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 196,659 | Mosaica, Inc. |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 180,000 | Southeast Asia Resource Action Center |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 210,000 | US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants |
TOTAL |
$ 586,659 |