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| PENNSYLVANIA | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| State Administered | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Ms. Kathryn Yorkievitz | |||||
| Office of Income Maintenance | |||||
| PA Department of Public Welfare | |||||
| P.O. Box 2675 | |||||
| Harrisburg, PA 17105 | |||||
| 717-783-8179 (P) | |||||
| 717-772-2093 (F) | |||||
| kyorkievitz@state.pa.us | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
1,702 | 2,068 | ||
Entered Employment |
1,071 | 63% | 1,289 | 62% |
Terminations |
127 | 37% | 190 | 49% |
Reductions |
58 | 17% | 98 | 25% |
Average Wage |
$ 9.38 | $ 8.87 | ||
Retentions |
1,050 | 80% | 1,348 | 73% |
Health Benefits |
521 | 60% | 676 | 66% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 1,322 |
| 2004 | 1,815 |
| 2005 | 1,211 |
| 2006 | 1,335 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 4,343,000 | $ 5,350,044 | |
Social Services |
$ 1,958,355 | $ 1,706,325 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 480,557 | $ 447,624 | |
TOTAL |
$ 6,781,912 | $ 7,503,993 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
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Education |
$ 300,000 | $ 375,000 | ||
Elderly |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
$ 125,000 | |||
Targeted Assistance |
$ 113,000 | $ 175,000 | ||
TOTAL |
$ 588,000 | $ 600,000 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 200,000 | Nationalities Service Center |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 228,207 | Clergy and Churches United |
Individual Development Accounts |
$ 199,998 | Women's Opportunities Resource Center |
TOTAL |
$ 628,205 |