Wilson/Fish
The Wilson-Fish (WF) program is part of the Division of Community Resettlement and is an alternative to the traditional State administered refugee resettlement program for providing assistance (cash and medical) and social services to refugees.
The purpose of the WF program is to increase refugee prospects for early employment and self-sufficiency, promote coordination among voluntary resettlement agencies and service provider and ensure that refugee assistance programs exist in every State where refugees are resettled.
The program emphasizes early employment and economic self-sufficiency by integrating cash assistance, case management, and employment services and by incorporating innovative strategies for the provision of cash assistance. ORR currently funds twelve WF programs in the following eleven States: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, plus San Diego County, CA. It is anticipated that Tennessee, which is currently administered by a State replacement designee will become the 13th Wilson-Fish project later this year.
Wilson-Fish Chart
Wilson-Fish Projects 1/ |
Statewide | Administering Agency | Category I - State Withdrew Category II - Alternatives |
Include RMA | Include TANF Eligibles 3/ |
Project End Date | |||||
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1 |
ALABAMA | Yes |
Private-Non-Profit/Volag |
Category I |
Yes |
No |
9/29/2010 |
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| USCCB - Catholic Social Services | |||||||||||
2 |
ALASKA | Yes |
Private-Non-Profit/Volag |
Category I |
Yes |
No |
9/29/2010 |
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| USCCB - Catholic Social Services | |||||||||||
3 |
COLORADO | Yes |
State Government |
Category II |
No |
Yes |
9/29/2010 |
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| Co Dept. of Human Services | |||||||||||
4 |
IDAHO | Yes |
Private-Non-Profit |
Category I |
No |
Yes |
9/29/2010 |
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| Mountain States Group | |||||||||||
5 |
KENTUCKY | Yes |
Private-Non-Profit/Volag |
Category I |
Yes |
No |
9/29/2010 |
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| USCCB - Kentucky Office for Refugees | |||||||||||
6 |
LOUISIANA | Yes |
Private-Non-Profit/Volag |
Category I |
No |
No |
9/29/2010 |
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| USCCB - Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge | |||||||||||
7 |
MASSACHUSETTS | Yes |
State Government |
Category II |
No |
No |
9/29/2010 |
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| MA Office for Refugees and Immigrants | |||||||||||
8 |
NEVADA | Yes |
Private-Non-Profit/Volag |
Category I |
Yes |
No |
9/29/2010 |
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| USCCB - Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada | |||||||||||
9 |
NORTH DAKOTA | Yes |
State Government |
Category II |
No |
Yes |
9/29/2010 |
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| ND Dept. of Human Services | |||||||||||
10 |
SAN DIEGO COUNTY | No |
Private-Non-Profit/Volag |
Category II |
No |
Yes |
9/29/2010 |
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| USCCB - Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego | |||||||||||
11 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | Yes |
Private-Non-Profit/Volag |
Category I |
No |
Yes |
9/29/2010 |
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| LIRS - Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota | |||||||||||
12 |
VERMONT 2/ | Yes |
Private-Non-Profit/Volag/ State Government |
Category II |
No |
Yes |
9/29/2010 |
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| USCRI - Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program | |||||||||||
| State of VT - Agency for Human Services | |||||||||||
3 State/8 private/1mix |
Cat I: 7/ Cat II: 5 |
4 RMA |
6 RCA only/ 6 include TANFeligibles |
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Wilson-Fish Matrix
Please click on the link for a comprehensive description of each Wilson-Fish project.
W-F Program Matrix FY 2009 October 14 2009 (doc 332KB)
Wilson-Fish Funding Opportunity Announcement
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/pdf/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RW-0121.pdf
Wilson-Fish Agency Contact Information
W-F Contact information updated October 28 2009 (doc 60KB)
Wilson-Fish Technical Assistance
ISED Solutions
http://www.ised.us/projects/wilson-fish
Peggy Moon Gilbert
Project Manager
Phone: 845.638.9612
E-mail: peggy.gilbert@ised.us
ORR Contact Information
Carl Rubenstein
WF Program Manager
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Children and Families
901 D Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: 202.205.5933
Fax: 202.205.5888
E-mail: crubenstein@acf.hhs.gov