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4 Refugee Reports 1 (1983-1984)

handle is hein.immigration/refgrpt0004 and id is 1 raw text is: Wf pcRepo rts A Project of the American Council for Nationalities Service 815 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 610 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 667-0782 Volume IV, Number 1 January 14, 1983 DIVERSE FACTORS AID REFUGEE EMPLOYMENT No hard data are yet available for FY 82 on refugee employment nationwide, but in grim economic times,,at least some jurisdictions are saying, We're holding IN THIS ISSUE: our own. We're not doing too bad. There are reports from enthusiastic, dogged, or lucky employment ser- A feature about Refugee vice providers about effective efforts to find jobs Employment and Employment for refugees. Their progress is attributed to improv- Service Providers ....... 1 ed administration, fortuitous circumstances, and the reputation of the refugee clients. * Recent Developments Employment services have been and continue to be a high priority in refugee resettlement programs. In FY Anti-Piracy Efforts Pro- 81, the Office of Refugee Resettlement estimated that duce Mixed Results; Immi- 0 percent of all allocations to states supported pro- gration Bill Dies; Indi- jects providing English language and/or employment vidual Sponsors for services exclusively; another 39 percent went for pro- Cubans Ordered Sought.3 jects that offered these services as well as others in support of participation in training. A very similar level of expenditure is projected for FY 82, prelimin- ary figures suggest. News on Refugee Budgets, about Poles in the U.S., Case Management a Boon Adversity became advantage and Poles ....... .. , for the Colorado Refugee Services Program, according and UNHCR.o..... ...5 to acting director Laurie Bagan. A 60 percent cut in * Meetings and Conferences funds in October 1981 meant drastic changes in the program and the services provided. Forced to re- trench and regroup, Bagan recently wrote to Refugee Reports, CRSP hired employment case managers rather 0 ReaderExchange than contract for service delivery. The case manag- e Resources ..... .7 ers provide program orientation, employability plan- ning, and needs assessment to new registrants, and * Statistics guide refugees to agencies which can help resolve health or other problems which might hinder employ- Camp, departure, and re- ment. They are working at establishing links with lo- patriation figures from cal voluntary agencies, CETA, and other service deliv- the Bureau for Refugee ery systems, although such efforts have met with Programs..... ........... 8 varying degrees of success, Bagan stated. [hanges Bring Impressive Results Each case manager as a caseload of approximately 80 refugees, but is limited to working with 40 on an active basis. If a refugee is in school or has a medical problem, he or Digitized from Best Copy Available

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