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| VIRGINIA | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| State Administered | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Ms. Kathy Cooper | |||||
| VA Office of Newcomer Services | |||||
| Department of Social Services | |||||
| 7 North 8th, 3rd Floor | |||||
| Richmond, VA 23219-1849 | |||||
| 804-726-7927 (P) | |||||
| 804-726-7127 (F) | |||||
| kathy.cooper@dss.virginia.gov | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
1,176 | 1,065 | ||
Entered Employment |
964 | 82% | 944 | 82% |
Terminations |
148 | 99% | 155 | 99% |
Reductions |
2 | 1% | 5 | 1% |
Average Wage |
$ 8.67 | $ 8.82 | ||
Retentions |
1,022 | 81% | 944 | 91% |
Health Benefits |
560 | 74% | 522 | 70% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 850 |
| 2004 | 1,695 |
| 2005 | 1,038 |
| 2006 | 1,250 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 4,557,000 | $ 4,492,000 | |
Social Services |
$ 1,430,301 | $ 1,481,347 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 815,481 | $ 607,418 | |
TOTAL |
$ 6,802,782 | $ 6,580,765 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
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Education |
$ 180,000 | $ 225,000 | ||
| Elderly | ||||
Elderly |
$ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
$ 115,000 | $ 75,000 | ||
Targeted Assistance |
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TOTAL |
$ 345,000 | $ 350,000 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 174,032 | Boat People SOS, Inc. |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 175,332 | Boat People SOS, Inc. |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 199,130 | Somali Family Care Network, Inc. |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 200,000 | Ethiopian Community Development Council |
Microenterprise |
$ 257,896 | ECDC Enterprise Development Group |
Unanticipated Arrivals |
$ 209,380 | Center for Multicultural Human Services |
Service to Survivors of Torture |
$ 415,000 | Center for Multicultural Human Services |
TOTAL |
$ 1,630,770 |