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| TENNESSEE | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| State Administered | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Ms. Regina Surber | |||||
| Refugee Services | |||||
| Department of Human Services | |||||
| 400 Deadrick Street, 14th Floor | |||||
| Nashville, TN 37209 | |||||
| 615-313-4762 (P) | |||||
| 615-532-9956 (F) | |||||
| regina.surber@state.tn.us | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
747 | 620 | ||
Entered Employment |
202 | 25% | 193 | 31% |
Terminations |
0 | 0% | 3 | 4% |
Reductions |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Average Wage |
$ 8.30 | $ 8.50 | ||
Retentions |
160 | 87% | 152 | 55% |
Health Benefits |
98 | 50% | 137 | 71% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | |
| 2004 | 952 |
| 2005 | 662 |
| 2006 | 755 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 758,000 | $ 1,409,000 | |
Social Services |
$ 628,168 | $ 918,425 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 336,535 | ||
TOTAL |
$ 1,722,703 | $ 2,327,425 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
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Education |
$ 100,000 | $ 125,000 | ||
Elderly |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
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Targeted Assistance |
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TOTAL |
$ 150,000 | $ 175,000 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 150,000 | Somali Community Center of Nashville |
Microenterprise |
$ 216,000 | World Relief Corporation |
Individual Development Accounts |
$ 194,392 | Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc. |
TOTAL |
$ 560,392 |