Purpose and Limits
This State Plan is
submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to receive Refugee Resettlement Assistance
funds under Section 414 of the Immigration and Nationalities Act (INA),
42 U.S.C. 1501, et.seq. Provision of services included in this State
Plan will be within the limits of available federal funds.
Legislative
Authority
The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania’s State Plan was developed in accordance with Title IV of
the INA, as amended by the Refugee Act of 1980, (Public Law 96-212) and
its regulations, Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Chapter IV,
Part 400. This State Plan describes the Refugee Resettlement Program’s
(RRP) administration and services to eligible refugees as issued by
federal regulations at 45 CFR Part 400. This plan contains all
necessary and required assurances.
Program Goals
The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania fully supports the goals of the ORR to promote economic
self-sufficiency within the shortest possible time after a refugee’s
arrival into the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth’s refugee program
offers planned and coordinated support services, as well as cash and
medical assistance when necessary, as a transitional aid to
self-sufficiency. The RRP’s most significant goal is to help refugees
obtain employment and reach a level of self-sufficiency that meets the
basic economic needs of the refugees and their families.
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