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| GEORGIA | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| State Administered | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Ms. Gwen-Dolyn Cutter | |||||
| DHR/DCFS - Community Services Section | |||||
| Two Peachtree Street, NW | |||||
| Room 21-402 | |||||
| Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 | |||||
| 404-657-5118 (P) | |||||
| 404-657-3299 (F) | |||||
| gccutter@dhr.state.ga.us | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
1,219 | 1,181 | ||
Entered Employment |
641 | 53% | 500 | 42% |
Terminations |
13 | 29% | 76 | 84% |
Reductions |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Average Wage |
$ 8.06 | $ 8.15 | ||
Retentions |
474 | 79% | 991 | 55% |
Health Benefits |
321 | 52% | 362 | 74% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 1,102 |
| 2004 | 2,205 |
| 2005 | 1,455 |
| 2006 | 1,540 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 3,430,000 | $ 2,993,290 | |
Social Services |
$ 1,948,098 | $ 2,059,386 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 1,313,597 | $ 1,208,755 | |
TOTAL |
$ 6,691,695 | $ 6,261,431 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
$ 100,000 | |||
Education |
$ 400,000 | $ 500,000 | ||
Elderly |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
$ 125,000 | $ 135,000 | ||
Targeted Assistance |
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TOTAL |
$ 675,000 | $ 685,000 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 199,914 | Goodwill Industries of North Georgia, Inc. |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 190,410 | Refugee Women's Network, Inc. |
Microenterprise |
$ 100,435 | Partnership for Community Action, Inc. |
Microenterprise |
$ 175,000 | Refugee Women's Network, Inc. |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 71,956 | Somali Bantu Community Organization |
Serv. To Survivors of Torture |
$ 385,000 | DeKalb County Board of Health |
TOTAL |
$ 1,122,715 |