The published ORR’s standing announcement for the Preferred Communities, Ethnic Self-Help and Supplemental Services for Newly Arriving Refugees programs has expired and new program standing announcements are currently being revised and are in the clearance process. We anticipate the new announcements will be made in the next few months.
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Program Goal
The objective of this program is to support ethnic community based organizations in providing refugee populations with critical services to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.
General Background
Throughout the history of the United States the involvement of refugees and refugee community based organizations in refugee resettlement has been critical to refugee integration. Today, these organizations continue to enhance the provision and effectiveness of services available to refugees. They allow the refugee experience to flow into refugee resettlement plans and decisions. For refugees, their active participation in resettlement is generally empowering and plays an important role in the integration of the entire refugee community.
Program Description
This program provides assistance to refugee community based organizations and other groups that address community building, facilitate cultural adjustment and integration of refugees, and deliver mutually supportive functions such as information exchange, civic participation, resource enhancement, orientation and support to newly arriving refugees (and other refugees that maybe in need of such assistance regardless of their resettlement date) and public education to the larger community on the background, needs and potential of refugees. In short, the purpose is to promote community organizing that builds bridges between newcomer refugee communities and community resources.
Eligible Applicants
All U.S. based governmental and certified non-profit organizations
Target Population
All ORR eligible populations
Annual Report for FY 2011 (DOCX) (doc 19kb)
Current Grantees
Active Grantees (09/30/2011)
GRANT TYPE | GRANTEE NAME | CITY | STATE | END DATE | AMOUNT | CONTACT NAME | ADDRESS | TELEPHONE |
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ETHNIC | Tucson International Alliance of Refugee Communities | Tucson | AZ | 9/29/2014 | $100,000 | Erina Delic | 4224 E. Grant Road Tucson, AZ 85712 |
520-881-4404 |
ETHNIC | Karen Foundation of San Diego | San Diego | CA | 9/29/2014 | $114,930 | Nao Kabashima | 9085 Judicial Drive #2401 San Diego, CA 92122 |
619-719-0567 |
ETHNIC | Colorado African Organization | Denver | CO | 9/29/2014 | $197,308 | Kit Taintor | 6795 E. Tennessee Ave., Suite 250 Denver, CO 80224 |
303-953-7060 |
ETHNIC | Haitian Neighborhood Center Sant La | Miami | FL | 9/29/2014 | $125,000 | Gepsie Metellus | Biscayne Blvd, Suite 110 Miami, FL 33137 |
305-573-4871 |
ETHNIC | Refugee Family Services | Stone Mountain | GA | 9/29/2014 | $175,000 | Emily Pelton | 5561-H Memorial Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30083 |
404-299-6217 x212 |
ETHNIC | Iraqi Mutual Aid Society | Chicago | IL | 9/29/2014 | $120,000 | Claire Rann | 6328 N. Clark St, Suite 1 Chicago, IL 60660 |
630-862-0784 |
ETHNIC | Burmese Advocacy Center Corporation | Fort Wayne | IN | 9/29/2014 | $125,000 | Minn Nan Tin | 2826 S. Calhoun St. Fort Wayne, IN 46807 |
260-456-8969 x315 |
ETHNIC | Arab American Community Center for Economic and Social Services | Dearborn | MI | 9/29/2014 | $175,000 | Abdallah Boumediene | 2651 Saulino Court Dearborn, MI 48120 |
586-722-6036 |
ETHNIC | Nashville International Center for Empowerment | Nashville | TN | 9/29/2014 | $175,000 | Gatluak Thach | Nolensville Pike, Suite 103 Nashville, TN 37211 |
615-678-7269 |
ETHNIC | African Social and Immigrant Services | Euless | TX | 9/29/2014 | $150,000 | Laurent Okuma | 1001 W. Euless Blvd., Suite 211A Euless, TX 76040 |
972-816-7081 |
ETHNIC | Organization of Bhutanese Society Dallas Fort Worth | Dallas | TX | 9/29/2014 | $130,000 | Dilli Sharma | Chimney Hill Lane, Apt. 2096 Dallas, TX 75243 |
469-449-3445 |
ETHNIC | Somali Bantu Community of Greater Houston (SBCGH) | Houston | TX | 9/29/2014 | $150,000 | Omar Osman | 6440 Hillcroft Houston, TX 77081 |
713-995-1070 |
ETHNIC | Ethiopian Development Council | Arlington | VA | 9/29/2014 | $175,000 | Allene Wright | 901 S. Highland St. Arlington, VA 22204 |
703-685-0510 x204 |
ETHNIC | Ukrainian Community Center of Washington | Renton | WA | 9/29/2014 | $125,000 | Oleg Pynda | 221 Hardie Ave. NW Renton, WA 98057 |
425-430-8229 |
ETHNIC | Chaldean and Middle Eastern Social Services | El Cajon | CA | 9/29/2013 | $200,000 | Zina Asmar-Salem | 343 E. Main Street, Suite 210 EL Cajon, CA 92020 |
619-631-7400 |
ETHNIC | East African Community of Orange County | Anaheim | CA | 9/29/2013 | $121,565 | Ibrahim Hussein | 2323 W. Lincoln Avenue # 205 Anaheim, CA 92801 |
714-254-8880 |
ETHNIC | East Bay Agency for Children | Oakland | CA | 9/29/2013 | $100,000 | Claudia Vierra-Allen | 303 Van Buren Ave Oakland, CA 94610 |
510-268-3770 x117 |
ETHNIC | Union of Pan Asian Communities | San Diego | CA | 9/29/2013 | $200,000 | Margaret Iwanaga-Penrose | 1031 25th Street San Diego, CA 92102 |
619- 232-6454 |
ETHNIC | Pan African Association | Chicago | IL | 9/29/2013 | $177,555 | A. Patrick Augustin | 6163 North Broadway Chicago, IL 60660 |
773-381-9723 |
ETHNIC | Minnesota African Women's Association, Inc. | Minneapolis | MN | 9/29/2013 | $150,000 | Melissa Nambangi | 3300 County Road (Bass Lake Road), Suite 510 Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 |
763-561-2224 |
ETHNIC | Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment | St. Paul | MN | 9/29/2013 | $200,000 | Wilhelmina Holder | 570 Asbury Street, Suite 20 St. Paul, MN 55104 |
651-646-3268 |
ETHNIC | Somali Family Care Network | Fairfax | VA | 9/29/2013 | $200,000 | Raqiya Abdallah | 12814 Dogwood Hills Lane Fairfax, VA 22033 |
703-560-0005 |
ETHNIC | Nonprofit Assistance Center | Seattle | WA | 9/29/2013 | $150,000 | Vicki Asakura | 1618 South Lane Street, Suite 201 Seattle, WA 98144 |
206-324-5850 x12 |
ETHNIC | Somali Bantu Association of Tucson Arizona | Tucson | AZ | 9/29/2012 | $197,688 | Abdi Abdi | 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., #12, Tucson, AZ 85712 |
520-881-4373 |
ETHNIC | Horn of Africa Community in North America | San Diego | CA | 9/29/2012 | $135,000 | Abdi Mohamoud | 5296 University Ave., Suite F San Diego, CA 92105 |
619-583-0532 |
ETHNIC | Lao Family Community Development, Inc. | Oakland | CA | 9/29/2012 | $198,154 | Chaosarn Chao | 2325 E 12th Street Oakland, CA 94601 |
510- 533-8850 |
ETHNIC | Colorado African Organization | Denver | CO | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Kit Taintor | 6795 E. Tennessee Ave., Suite 250 Denver, CO 80224 |
303-953-7060 |
ETHNIC | Pan African Association | Chicago | IL | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | A. Patrick Augustin | 6163 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60660 |
773-381-9723 |
ETHNIC | Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc. | Louisville | KY | 9/29/2012 | $196,267 | Becky Jordan | 2911 South Fourth Street Louisville, KY |
502-365-4713 |
ETHNIC | Karen Organization of Minnesota | St. Paul | MN | 9/29/2012 | $169,000 | Chong Vang | 1394 Jackson St., Ste. 324 St. Paul, MN 55117 |
651-788-7593 x306 |
ETHNIC | Asian Community and Cultural Center | Lincoln | NE | 9/29/2012 | $125,000 | Miranda Ducey | 2631 O Street Lincoln, NE 68510 |
402-477-3446 |
ETHNIC | Southern New Hampshire Services | Manchester | NH | 9/29/2012 | $118,420 | Greg Schneider | P.O. Box 5040 Manchester, NH 03103 |
603- 668-8010 x6026 |
ETHNIC | Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, Inc. | Utica | NY | 9/29/2012 | $79,226 | Peter Vogelaar | 309 Genesee St. Utica, NY 13501 |
315-738-1083 x103 |
ETHNIC | Sauti Yetu | New York | NY | 9/29/2012 | $152,056 | Zeinab Eyega | P.O. Box 3112 New York, NY 10163 |
718-665-2486 |
ETHNIC | The International Rescue Committee | NY | NY | 9/29/2012 | $199,962 | Kay Bellor | 122 E. 42nd Street New York, NY 10168 |
212-551-3071 |
ETHNIC | Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization | Portland | OR | 9/29/2012 | $200,000 | Sokhom Tauch | 10301 NE. Glisan Street Portland, OR 97220 |
503-234-1541 503-802-0082 |
ETHNIC | Center for Refugees and Immigrants of Tennessee | Nashville | TN | 9/29/2012 | $195,608 | Allie Hill | 295 Plus Park Blvd, Suite 102 Nashville, TN 37217 |
615-366-6868 |
ETHNIC | Association of Africans Living in Vermont | Burlington | VT | 9/29/2012 | $165,531 | Yacouba Bogre | 139 Elmwood Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 |
802-578-8993 |
ETHNIC | Pan African Community Association | Milwaukee | WI | 9/29/2012 | $166,824 | Fessahaye Mebrahtu | 6222 W. Capitol Dr., Suite 101 Milwaukee, WI 53216 |
414-442-5864 |
KEY:
Ethnic Community Based Organization
Ethnic National Organization
Provider of Training, Technical Assistance, Mentorship
Resources
Technical Assistance Providers
Managing Federal Grants
Contact Information
Tabassum Siraj
Program Analyst
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Children and Families
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW
Washington DC 20201
Phone: 202.401.4689
Fax: 202.401.0981
Tabassum.Siraj@acf.hhs.gov