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| TEXAS | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| Public Private Partnership | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Mr. Jeffrey Johnson | |||||
| Refugee Program | |||||
| TX Health & Human Services Commission | |||||
| 909 West 45th Street, Mail Code 2010 | |||||
| Austin, TX 78711-2668 | |||||
| 512-438-4814 (P) | |||||
| 512-438-3884 (F) | |||||
| jeffrey.johnson@hhsc.state.tx.us | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
2,824 | 2,233 | ||
Entered Employment |
1,766 | 63% | 1,628 | 63% |
Terminations |
75 | 9% | 45 | 9% |
Reductions |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Average Wage |
$ 7.49 | $ 7.85 | ||
Retentions |
1,734 | 82% | 1,961 | 80% |
Health Benefits |
1,298 | 81% | 1,241 | 82% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 1,811 |
| 2004 | 4,086 |
| 2005 | 2,820 |
| 2006 | 3,118 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 12,351,500 | $ 13,951,000 | |
Social Services |
$ 3,246,693 | $ 3,695,535 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 2,145,511 | $ 2,131,198 | |
TOTAL |
$ 17,743,704 | $ 19,777,733 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
$ 375,000 | |||
Education |
$ 720,000 | $ 900,000 | ||
| Elderly | $ 65,000 | $ 65,000 | ||
Elderly |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
$ 175,000 | $ 186,052 | ||
Targeted Assistance |
$ 384,356 | $ 781,765 | ||
TOTAL |
$ 1,394,356 | $ 2,357,817 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 176,563 | Alliance for Multicultural Community Services |
Microenterprise |
$ 190,000 | Multicultural Community Development Corporation |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 206,783 | Catholic Family Service |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 209,576 | Alliance for Multicultural Community Services |
Services to Survivors of Torture |
$ 415,000 | Center for Survivors of Torture |
TOTAL |
$ 1,197,922 |