New York State announced on Tuesday that $20 million has been awarded to 17 community-based organizations that help refugees become employed while adjusting to their new homes in New York. The Refugee Support Services Program, which is funded by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, continues to be a fundamental part of the state’s successful efforts to resettle refugees in communities across New York.
17 not-for-profit refugee services providers across the state were awarded funding to provide employment and transitional support services to help recently resettled refugees and their families adapt to life in the U.S. Recipients include:
New York City
Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese of New York – NYC, $802,400
Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach Inc., $1,469,300
CAMBA Inc., $400,000
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Inc., $548,679
El Barrio’s Operation Fight Back Inc., $410,000
Long Island
Catholic Charities of Long Island, $288,500
Mid-Hudson
Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese of New York – Metro, $333,500
Capital Region
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc., $1,784,700
Albany County Opportunity Inc., $342,566
Southern Tier
American Civic Association Inc., $148,742
Western New York
Journey’s End Refugee Services Inc., $2,559,604
Jewish Family Services of Western NY – Buffalo, $2,724,000
Jewish Family Services of Western NY – Niagara, $148,741
Finger Lakes
Catholic Charities Family and Community Services, $1,423,427
Rochester City School District, $1,000,000
Mohawk Valley
The Center, $1,560,000
Central New York
Catholic Charities of Onondaga County, $4,055,841
New York State welcomed nearly 4,200 refugees or individuals on Special Immigrant Visas between October 2022 through September 2023, with most of these individuals resettling in communities upstate. These refugees included 991 from Afghanistan, 912 from the Democratic Republic of Congo, 717 from Syria, 541 from Burma, and 122 from Colombia.
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