Each state and town should have a documented refugee resettlement plan. I am in the process of trying to obtain these. This is some information I have found so far.
Kansas
State
Refugee Coordinator: Lewis A. Kimsey 785.296.0147
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Kendra Baldridge 785.296.2671
ORR State Analyst: Rezene Hagos 202.205.8051
State Refugee Health Coordinator: Kendra Baldridge 785.296.2671
ORR State Analyst: Rezene Hagos 202.205.8051
See
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/orr-funded-programs-key-contacts on more information about how to obtain state
and local plans for your area. The
Secretary of State – for your state – should be able to provide you with The
Refugee current Refugee Resettlement Plan or Abstract for your state. For more information on this subject – see https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/faqs-finding-stuff/
KANSAS EXECUTIVE
ORDER 15-07
In November
2015, Governor Sam Brownback signed state executive order 15-07 stating, in part that: "No department,
commission, board, or agency of the government of the State of Kansas shall
aid, cooperate with, or assist in any way the relocation of refugees from Syria
to the State of Kansas. This order includes, but is not limited to, the Kansas
Refugee Program*, the Refugee Resettlement Program, and the Refugee Social
Service Program administered within the Kansas Department for Children and
Families, and the Kansas Refugee Preventative Health Program administered
within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Furthermore, this Order
also includes the funding or administration of any grant program under the
authority if the State of Kansas."
Sounds
good, right? But these programs receive
federal grant money which is distributed to non-governmental non-profit groups
(NGOs). That is the loop hole and it is
a very large one.
WILSON-FISH
[If
your state is governed by Wilson-Fish –
you can see some state plans listed at the link below
Wilson
Fish Project States and Information
The Kansas
Refugee Program (KRP)
The
Kansas Refugee Program (KRP)* is administered under the Economic and Employment
Services Division within the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF).
The Kansas Refugee Program supervises the administration of the Refugee
Resettlement Program (RRP) and the Refugee Social Service Program (RSS) which
provides support and services to federally recognized refugees, political
asylees, victims of human trafficking and other specifically identified
eligible immigrants into American society. The KRP is committed to the
efficient administration of the federally
funded programs targeted to serve this population.
This
public-private partnership
provides a network of service providers committed to providing to this
population in order to promote their successful integration into their new
communities while promoting acceptance for this population within the larger
community.
The
KRP and its partners provide employment Kansas State Refugee Plan services, English Language services,
citizenship classes, and cultural orientation services to prepare this population
to be successful and contributing members of their new communities.
Providers
of refugee social services are selected through a competitive bid
process. Each provider is funded to provide services in a designated
geographic area of the State. These
organizations may be non-profit agencies, faith-based organizations or refugee
managed community-based organizations. These agencies provide a range of
culturally and linguistically appropriate services including:
· Case Management
· Employment
Services
· English
Instruction
· Cross-Cultural
Orientation
· Citizenship
training and resources
· Transportation
· Translation and
Interpretation Services
· Self-Sufficiency
Training
· Other Social
Services
State
of Kansas - Programs and Services by Locality
Published:
November 11, 2015
For
full information about current year funding awarded to states, please contact
the State Refugee
Coordinator.
How
to Use This Information
The
table and links below contain contact information for resettlement agencies and
other organizations providing services to refugees, persons newly granted
asylum, or certification as a victim of trafficking, Special Immigrant Visa
holders, Cuban/Haitian Entrants, and other populations eligible for benefits
and services funded by ORR.
Voluntary
Agency Affiliates
provide the full range of resettlement services, including referrals for
short-term Cash and Medical Assistance, job development and English as a
Foreign Language services, and other programs. At the bottom, you'll find
links to additional agencies funded by ORR for a variety of social services
programs, most available to eligible populations up to five years
post-resettlement.
Questions?
Contact the agencies directly, or get answers from the State Refugee and Health
Coordinators and ORR Staff, listed under Key Contacts.
Main
KANSAS VOLUNTARY AGENCY AFFILIATES
CITY
|
LOCAL
AFFILIATE
|
ADDRESS
& TEL.
|
Garden
City
|
302
N. Fleming Street, Suite 8E
Garden City, KS 67846 620-805-5350 |
|
Kansas
City
|
2220
Central Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102 913-906-8945 |
|
Wichita
|
401
North Emporia St.
Wichita, KS 67202 316-977-9276 |
|
Wichita
|
401
North Emporia St.
Wichita, KS 67202 316-351-5495 |
OTHER
AVAILABLE SERVICES FROM LOCAL AGENCIES
This
state also receives discretionary funding to local agencies through the ORR
programs listed below. These programs are typically available for up to
five years post-resettlement. Contact the agencies listed below or the
ORR Program Officer for more information.
FFY
2013-14 State of Kansas ORR Funded Programs
Published:
December 6, 2013
Types:
Share
MANDATORY
AND FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES*
Recipient
|
CMA
Mandatory
|
Refugee
Social Services Program
|
Targeted
Assistance Program
|
State
agency
|
$835,000
|
$385,276
|
$0
|
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS TO STATES*
Cuban-Haitian Program
|
Refugee
Preventive Health Program
|
Refugee
School Impact
|
Services
to Older Refugees Program
|
Targeted
Assistance - Discretionary
|
$0
|
$97,252
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
*For
full information about subcontracts awarded under these grants, please contact
the State Refugee
Coordinator.
DISCRETIONARY
GRANTS TO LOCAL AGENCIES
This state receives discretionary funding to local agencies in the following ORR programs:
This state receives discretionary funding to local agencies in the following ORR programs:
MATCHING
GRANT PROGRAM AFFILIATES
affiliate
|
Grantee
|
Amount
|
End
Date
|
Contact
|
$129,800
|
09/25/2015
|
Chryle
Nofsinger-Wiens
401 North Emporia Street Wichita, KS 67202 316.351.5495 |
||
$233,200
|
09/25/2015
|
Kristina Lamb
2220 Central Avenue Kansas City, KS 66102 913.906.8945 |
||
$55,000
|
09/25/2015
|
Shannon Mahan
401 North Emporia St. Wichita, KS 67202 316.977.9276 |
Refugee
and migrant services
Catholic
Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Refugee and Migrant Services programming has
more than 35 years of experience in resettling refugees in the state of
Kansas. Catholic Charities is the largest of five resettlement sites
statewide, and the only resettlement site in Eastern Kansas. The agency is seen
as the area expert on refugee resettlement and provides information to numerous
community agencies that have contact with refugees. While health departments,
SRS, ESL schools, mental health providers, and other agencies have contact with
refugees to meet specific needs, Catholic
Charities is truly a point of information, referral, service
provision, and service coordination of refugees in the area.
Refugees
are defined as those who have fled their home country with a well-founded fear
of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular
social group, or political opinion (1951 Convention Relating to the Status of
Refugees). Every year, the program offers assistance to more than 600 refugees
in Wyandotte and Johnson Counties, including 283 refugees arriving directly
from overseas. These refugees arrive with little more than the clothes on their
backs and significant needs: housing, employment, and education, as well as
social and emotional support. Working with Catholic Charities’ staff, these
refugees strive to acclimate to the United States, obtain employment and have
the opportunity to raise their families without fear of persecution.
Support programs for Refugee and Migrant Services:
New
Roots for Refugees Program
Refugee
Employment service
913.909.1027
Meredith
Walrafen
913-906-8930
International
Rescue Committee Kansas
International
Rescue Committee
1530
S. Oliver, Suite 270
Wichita, KS 67218
United States
Tel: +1 316 351-5495
Wichita, KS 67218
United States
Tel: +1 316 351-5495
Garden
City, KS
302 N. Fleming Street
Suite 8E
Garden City, KS 67846
United States
302 N. Fleming Street
Suite 8E
Garden City, KS 67846
United States
WICHITA KANSAS
INTER FAITH MINISTRIES
Most
large cities and many towns have a Community Foundation. This is a non-profit organization that
receives and donates private monies within the community. For instance, the Wichita Community
Foundation (EIN 481022361) granted the Interfaith Ministries $8,000 (EIN
48-0559085). Grants were also made to
the Mid Kansas Jeweish Federation, St. James Episcopal Church, the Catholic
Diocese of Wichita and the Blessed Society Church. I have not yet researched these or a donation
made to the Donors Trust of Alexandria, VA.
Nor have I looked at the Kansas City Community Foundations to see what
might turn up.
The
main office for Interfaith Ministries is located in Houston, TX.
829
N. Market Street
Wichita,
KS 67214
316-264-9303
This
is the same address for a Kansas Company, Hunter Health Clinic Interpreter. Chan Phina is the
manager. They claim a yearly income of $282,000 for 3 employees….
316.219-5923
/ +1-316.219-5923
Another
business can be found at this address which also seems to be immigrant
related. It is the Global Learning
Center
http://www.sphinxaur.com/global-learning-center-inc/wichita-ks/
The
NAACP is located in the 829 N Market Street building and Habitat for Humanity
is right next door
