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Details for Service Refugee Social Services
Service Name Refugee Social Services Program Name At-Risk Employment Benefits
Goal Provide outreach, support and services to individuals and families identified as being at risk of compromised health and safety to eliminate or reduce those risks.
Objective Assure that families at risk of economic challenges receive employment benefits to mitigate those risks.
Division Division of Social Services
Service Description

North Carolina’s Refugee Services Programs (RSP) provide transitional assistance to help refugees and other eligible populations become economically self-sufficient and to assist them in becoming integrated members of their communities. RSPs were established via federal funding from the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to provide refugee-specific services defined and designated by federal regulation as being allowable for eligible  populations, which include:

  • Refugees
  • North Carolina’s Refugee Services Programs (RSP) provide transitional assistance to help refugees and other eligible populations become economically self-sufficient and to assist them in becoming integrated members of their communities. RSPs were established via federal funding from the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to provide refugee-specific services defined and designated by federal regulation as being allowable for eligible  populations, which include:
  • Refugees
  • Asylees
  • Cuban and Haitian Entrants 
  • Certain Amerasians (from Vietnam)
  • Victims of Human Trafficking
  • Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Holders from Iraq and Afghanistan 
  • NOTE: SIV holders and potentially transition to Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) status within the first ninety (90) days, after date of entry into the United States.
  • Afghan Special Immigrant Parole (SI/SQ)
  • Afghan individuals with Special Immigrant (SI) Conditional Permanent Residence (CPR)
  • Afghan Humanitarian Parolees (AHP)
  • Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees (UHP)
  • Non-Ukrainian Individuals displaced from Ukraine

NOTE: Current, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) status holders may have held one of the above statuses prior to adjusting to LPR status.

 

These eligible populations may receive services up to 5 years. A person is no longer eligible for services once they become a U.S. citizen (are naturalized.)  

 

Direct refugee services are provided via pass-through funds for programs delivered by local agencies. These include programs such as:-

  • Refugee Support Services
  •  Refugee School Impact
  •  Refugee Early School Impact
  •  Services to Older Refugees
  •  Refugee Youth Mentoring
  •  Refugee Health Promotion
  •  Refugee Mental Health Initiative.

The Refugee Social Services program provides intensive, refugee-specific services to eligible "refugees" in such areas as employment, English language training, case management, social adjustment, Interpretation, and immigration assistance (among others). All services are provided in conjunction with a family self-sufficiency, employability, and services plan. The goal of the program is to provide the necessary support services to enable the client to become an integrated, participating member of the community where they live. The program stresses employment for adults as early as possible.

 

Clients access the program by enrolling with a local refugee service provider in their area.
 
 
Web Site https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/social-services/refugee-services Year First Initiated 1982
Available State Wide Yes Geographic Area Served
Grants Provided Yes Competitive Bidding Yes
Competitive Bidding Details A Request for Application is submitted announcing funding availability to public or private non-profit agencies to provide refugee social services to eligible clients residing in North Carolina. Refugee Assistance Program Social Services (RAP-SS) funding is primarily focused on employment services by public or private non-profit agencies under contract with the State Refugee Office in the NC Division of Social Services (DSS). The source of funding is based on the number of arrivals to NC in the prior 36 months via formula allocation by the US DHHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement. The Request for Application document sets forth the requirements and process that applicants must follow in order to be considered for these funds.
Waiting List No Waiting List Start Date
Number Waiting
Waiting List Details

Income Eligibility
Income Eligibility No
Income Eligibility Method
Income Eligibility Type
Whose Income Eligibility
Income Disregard No
Income Disregard Desc
Income Verified No
Income Verified Method
Income Criteria
Income Eligibility Change
Income Eligibility Method Prior To Change
Income Eligibility Other

Target Population
Age Range Start Age Range End
0 100+

Legal Authority
Authorization Level Authorization Type Citation
Federal Public Law Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, Title V, Section 501(a), Public Law 96-422, 94 Stat. 1799, 8 U.S.C 1522 note; Refugee Act of 1980, Section 412, Public Law 96-212, 94 Stat. 111, 8 U.S.C 1522; William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Section 212-235, Public Law 110-457; Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, Public Law 106-386
State Administrative Rules 10A NCAC 71O

Budget Information
State Fiscal Year (SFY)
As of the month of
Authorized Budget Fiscal Year 2024 SFY 2023-2024 Year To Date Expenditures Balance
Salary and Fringes (1X) 0 0 0
Salary Other (1X) 0 0 0
Operating (2X-5X) 0 0 0
Contracts/Allocations (6X) 0 0 0
Reserves (7X) 0 0 0
Transfers (8X) 0 0 0
Total Requirements 0 0 0
Receipts-Federal 0 0 0
Receipts- Local receipts 0 0 0
Receipts- Other receipts 0 0 0
Total Receipts 0 0 0
General Fund Appropriations 0 0 0
Match
State Local Other
0 0 0
 
MOE
State Local
0 0
 
FTEs
0.00
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