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“Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Refugees” Workshop at ORR Consultation

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Training: “Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Refugees” Workshop at ORR Consultation
Presented by: Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center (RHTAC)
Audience: resettlement organizations, public health professionals, community members
Learn more about the ACA’s provisions and benefits for refugees in an interactive workshop. Discussion topics will include implementation of ACA provisions, how refugees and refugee-serving agencies can become more involved in health care reform, and strategies for outreach education and enrollment.
Sept 19, 2012, Arlington, VA

ORR is Now on Twitter

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News: ORR is Now on Twitter
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is now on Twitter. Follow ORR @USRefugee to prepare for the 2012 ORR Consultation and to learn more about ORR’s work. Are you or your organization on Twitter? Use the hashtag #ORR2012 to promote the 2012 ORR Consultation. ORR will be “live tweeting” the Consultation proceedings on September 19th and 20th. You can also follow ORR Director Eskiner Negash @DirectorORR and Deputy Director Ken Tota @DepDirectorORR.

ORR National Consultation

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News: ORR National Consultation Invites Refugee Participation
ORR invites refugees to share their stories, experiences, and expertise and to directly participate in the National Consultation on September 19-20, 2012, in Arlington, VA. The deadline to submit refugee stories, pictures, or videos and the deadline to nominate a refugee to attend the consultation is July 13, 2012. Contact ORR at ORR.Nominations@acf.hhs.gov or visit http://transition.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/share-your-story for additional details.

Discretionary Grant Funds for Projects to Establish Individual Development Account (IDA) Programs for Refugees

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Funding Opportunity: Discretionary Grant Funds for Projects to Establish Individual Development Account (IDA) Programs for Refugees
U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement
Designed for projects to establish and manage IDAs for low-income refugee participants. Grantee organizations may use ORR funds to provide matches for the savings in the IDAs for individual refugees and refugee families. Due June 18, 2012.

Cuban/Haitian Discretionary Grant Program

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Funding Opportunity: Cuban/Haitian Discretionary Grant Program
U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement
Designed for services in the program areas of employment, hospitals, and other health and mental health care programs, adult and vocational education, refugee crime or victimization, and citizenship/naturalization for those localities most heavily impacted by Cuban and Haitian entrants and refugees, particularly where arrival numbers in recent years have increased. Due June 25, 2012.