Repatriation
Assistance
Repatriation
assistance provides temporary assistance to United States citizens
and their dependents who are identified by the Department of
State as needing to return from a foreign country to the U.S.
but who do not have the resources to do so. This financial assistance
is repayable to the U.S. government. If an American citizen
in a foreign country becomes ill, is without funds or needs
to be returned to the U.S. because of a threatening situation,
needed services will be provided. For situations involving the
evacuation of a group of Americans from a foreign country, HHS
may be requested to establish reception sites as well as provide
individual assistance. ACF operates both individual and group
repatriation programs through agreements with State agencies.
A
national emergency repatriation plan is also established by
HHS in coordination with other involved Federal agencies, voluntary
organizations and States to implement large-scale repatriation
operations in the event of a national security emergency.
Funds
are provided by discretionary grants to States.
Contact
Information:
Office
of Refugee Resettlement
370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.
8th Floor West
Washington, D.C. 20447
Telephone: 202-401-9246
Fax: 202-401-5487
Website:
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/index.html
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Keywords:
employment;
self-sufficiency; American Indians; Alaskan Natives; Native
Americans.
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