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| NEW YORK | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| State Administered | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Mr. Thomas Hart | |||||
| Bureau of Refugee & Immigration Assistance | |||||
| NY State - Office of Temp. & Disability Assistance | |||||
| 40 North Pearl Street | |||||
| Albany, NY 12243 | |||||
| 518-474-2975 (P) | |||||
| 518-402-3029 (F) | |||||
| thomas.hart@otda.state.ny.us | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
2,640 | 2,810 | ||
Entered Employment |
1,175 | 45% | 1,447 | 51% |
Terminations |
35 | 7% | 42 | 23% |
Reductions |
450 | 93% | 450 | 93% |
Average Wage |
$ 8.52 | $ 9.00 | ||
Retentions |
965 | 81% | 1,750 | 67% |
Health Benefits |
641 | 65% | 758 | 60% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 2,503 |
| 2004 | 3,684 |
| 2005 | 2,165 |
| 2006 | 2,559 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 8,286,000 | $ 11,301,182 | |
Social Services |
$ 3,915,891 | $ 3,540,329 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 3,773,733 | $ 3,444,511 | |
TOTAL |
$ 15,975,624 | $ 18,286,022 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
$ 150,000 | |||
Education |
$ 1,000,000 | $ 1,250,000 | ||
| Elderly | ||||
Elderly |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
$ 326,525 | $ 207,478 | ||
Targeted Assistance |
$ 345,844 | |||
TOTAL |
$ 1,376,525 | $ 2,003,322 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 45,000 | Ansob Center for Refugees, Inc. |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 200,000 | Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Inc. |
Microenterprise |
$ 325,000 | New York Association for New Americans, Inc. |
Microenterprise |
$ 230,000 | Business Outreach Center Network, Inc. |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 210,000 | Catholic Family Center |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 99,490 | Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, Inc. |
Individual Development Accounts |
$ 220,000 | New York Association for New Americans |
Services to Survivors of Torture |
$ 535,000 | New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation |
TOTAL |
$ 1,864,490 |