Annual ORR Reports to Congress - 2002
Executive Summary
The Director’s Message
I. Refugee Resettlement Program Admissions
Amerasians
Cuban and Haitian Entrants
Asylees
Reception and Placement
ORR Assistance and Services
Domestic Resettlement Program
Refugee Appropriations
State-administered Program
Cash and Medical Assistance
Social Services
Targeted Assistance
Unaccompanied Minors
Wilson/Fish Alternative Program
Matching Grant Program
Partnerships to Improve Employment and Self-Sufficiency Outcomes
Discretionary Grants
Preventive Health
Individual Development Account Program
Targeted Assistance Discretionary Grants
Technical Assistance
Microenterprise Development Program
Community and Family Strengthening and Integration
ORR Standing Announcement
Category 1: Preferred Communities
Category 2: Unanticipated Arrivals
Category 3: Services for Arriving Refugees with Special Conditions
Category 4: Ethnic Community Organizations
Mental Health
Education Grants
Elderly Refugees
Mental Health InterAgency Agreement
Victims of Torture
Victims of Trafficking
Certification and Eligibility Letters
Grants for Assistance to Victims of Trafficking
Outreach Activities
II. Refugees in the United States
Population Profile
Nationality of U.S. Refugee Population
Geographic Location of Refugees
Secondary Migration
Economic Adjustment
Overview
Gauges of Economic Adjustment
Employment Status
Reasons for Not Looking for Work
Work Experience in the Previous Year
Elapsed Time to First Job
Factor Affecting Employment
Earnings and Utilization of Public Assistance
Medical Coverage
Refugee Welfare Utilization
Employment and Welfare Utilization Rates by State
Brief History of Lost Boys
Geographic Location of Lost Boys
Economic Adjustment of Lost Boys
Elapsed Time to First Job
Factors Affecting Employment
Earnings and Utilization of Public Assistance
Medical Coverage
Welfare Utilization
Employment and Welfare Utilization by State
Appendix A: Tables
Table 1: Arrivals by Country of Origin, FY 1983-2002
Table 2: Arrivals by County of Origin and State of Initial Resettlement
Table 3: Arrivals by State of Initial Resettlement, FY 1983-2002
Table 4: Arrivals by Country of Origin, FY 2002
Appendix B: Federal Agency Reports
Department of State
Department of Justice
Office of International and Refugee Health
Table C: Voluntary Agency Reports
Church World Service
Episcopal Migration Ministries
Ethiopian Community Development Council
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Immigration and Refugee Services of America
International Rescue Committee
Iowa Department of Human Services
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
World Relief
Appendix D: FY 2002 Consultation Proceedings
Appendix E: State Coordinators