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ANNUAL REPORTTO CONGRESSOffice of Refugee ResettlementFiscal Year 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTSACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 1Refugee Resettlement Program. 1Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Program. 1Policy, Research, and Evaluation. 2STATUTORY REQUIREMENT. 3Appropriations. 4Table 1: FY 2018 ORR Funding by Program.4INTRODUCTION. 5Highlights from FY 2018. 5THE ANNUAL SURVEY OF REFUGEES. 6Interpreting the Precision of Estimates from the Annual Survey of Refugees.7REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM. 8Profile of Populations. 8Table 2: Number of Arrivals Eligible for ORR Refugee Benefits and Services in FY 2018.8Populations Served by ORR.8Refugee Arrivals. 10Figure 1: FY 2018 Refugee Admissions by Country, Top 15 Countries. 11Table 3: Refugees by State of Arrival in FY 2018. 12Table 4: Top 10 States for FY 2018 Refugee Arrivals. 14Program Administration .14Wilson/Fish Alternative Program. 15Core Benefits and Services.16Cash and Medical Assistance. 16Results from the Annual Survey of RefugeesCore Benefits and Services.16Table 5: Refugee Public Benefits Utilization by Arrival Cohort. 17Table 6: Refugee Household and Personal Sources of Income, by Arrival Cohort. 18Employment and Economic Development.19Refugee Support Services . 20Annual Outcome Goal Plans. 20Table 7: FY 2018 Employment-Based Outcomes by State. 21Matching Grant. 23Microenterprise Development Program. 23Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Program. 24Individual Development Account Program. 24Refugee Career Pathways. 25Results from the Annual Survey of RefugeesEmployment Status, Work Experience, and Labor Participation Rates .25Table 8: Refugee Work Experience by Gender and Arrival Cohort, Refugees 18 or Older . 25Labor Force Participation Rate . 26Table 9: Labor Force Status for Working-Age Refugees and U.S. Individuals. 26Table 10: Labor Force Status for Working-Age Refugees, by Arrival Year and Sex. 27
Employment Rate. 28Unemployment Rate. 28Out of the Labor Force. 28Figure 2: Working-Age Refugees’ Reasons for Not Seeking Employment. 29Table 11: Reasons for Not Seeking Employment Among Working-Age Refugees. 30Educational Background and Pursuit .31Results from the Annual Survey of RefugeesEducational Background and Pursuit . 31Table 12: Refugee Educational Attainment Prior to U.S. Arrival, Refugees 25 or Older. 31Table 13: Refugee Educational Pursuits in the United States, Refugees 18 and Older. 32Health Coverage.33Results from the Annual Survey of RefugeesHealth Coverage. 33Table 14: Refugee Adult Medical Coverage by Arrival Cohort. 34Health Promotion and Mental Health.35Refugee Health Promotion . 35Services for Survivors of Torture Program . 35Continued Integration .36Ethnic Community Self-Help . 36Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program. 36Preferred Communities. 37Youth Mentoring. 37Refugee School Impact Program . 37Services to Older Refugees. 38Technical Assistance. 38Results from the Annual Survey of RefugeesHousing Status. 39Table 15: Refugee Household Housing Status, by Arrival Cohort. 40Results from the Annual Survey of RefugeesEnglish Language Proficiency. 40Figure 3: FY 2013–FY 2017 Refugee English Language Proficiency at Arrival and Time of SurveyAdministration, Refugees 18 or Older. 41Table 16: Refugee English Language Proficiency and Acquisition by Arrival Cohort, Refugees 18 or Older . 42Results from the Annual Survey of RefugeesCivic Engagement. 42Table 17: Refugee Applications for Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Arrival Cohort, Refugees 18 or Older. 43Unaccompanied Refugee Minors.43Table 18: FY 2018 Participants in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program by Categoryof Eligibility. 44Table 19: FY 2018 Participants in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program by State. 45Monitoring and Evaluation.46UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN PROGRAM. 47Profile of Unaccompanied Alien Children.47Figure 4: Number of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Referrals by Year. 47Figure 5: Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) by Country of Birth in FY 2018. 48Figure 6: Average Number of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) in ORR Care by Monthin FY 2017 and FY 2018. 49Figure 7: Participation in Child Advocate Program. 50Figure 8: Sponsor Relationship to Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Released in FY 2018. 51Table 20: Number of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Released to a Sponsor by State in FY 2018. 51
Profile of the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program.53Table 21: Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) by Initial Placement Type in FY 2018. 53APPENDIX A. 55Table II-1: FY 2018 Wilson/Fish Grantees. 55Table II-2: FY 2018 State Oversight. 55Table II-3: Cash and Medical Assistance Grantees. 56Table II-4: FY 2018 Refugee Support Services Grantees. 58Table II-5: FY 2018 Matching Grant Grantees. 59Table II-6: FY 2018 Average Full-Time Hourly Wage by Grantee. 60Table II-7: FY 2018 Matching Grant Outcomes by Grantee. 60Table II-8: FY 2018 Highlights of Matching Grant Providers with More than 140 Enrollments. 61Table II-9: FY 2018 Microenterprise Development Grantees. 62Table II-10: FY 2018 Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Grantees. 63Table II-11: FY 2018 Individual Development Account Grantees. 63Table II-12: FY 2018 Refugee Career Pathways Grantees. 64Table II-13: FY 2018 Refugee Health Promotion Grantees. 64Table II-14: FY 2018 Survivors of Torture Grantees. 66Table II-15: FY 2018 Ethnic Community Self-Help Program Grantees. 67Table II-16: FY 2018 Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program Grantees. 68Table II-17: FY 2018 Preferred Communities Grantees. 68Table II-18: FY 2018 Youth Mentoring Grantees . 69Table II-19: FY 2018 Refugee School Impact Grantees. 70Table II-20: FY 2018 Services to Older Refugees Grantees. 71APPENDIX B. 73Technical Notes about the Annual Survey of Refugees. 73History and Purpose of the ASR. 73Improvements in ASR 2016, 2017, and 2018. 73Sampling and Non-Response . 74Table III-1: Arrival Time Frames, Cohort Years, and ASR 2018 Cohort Response Rates. 74Table III-2: Comparing ASR 2018 and Administrative Estimates by Arrival Cohort to Demonstrate PostStratification Weighting. 75
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSASRAnnual Survey of RefugeesCMACash and Medical AssistanceDHSU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityECBO Ethnic Community-Based OrganizationIDA Individual Development AccountMED Microenterprise Development ProgramMG Matching GrantORROffice of Refugee ResettlementPC Preferred CommunitiesRCA Refugee Cash AssistanceRAPPRefugee Agricultural Partnership ProgramRHPRefugee Health Promotion GrantRMA Refugee Medical AssistanceSIV Special Immigrant Visa HolderSNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramSOT Survivors of Torture ProgramSSI Supplemental Security IncomeTAG Targeted Assistance GrantTANFTemporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesUAC Unaccompanied Alien ChildrenURM Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
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