Resettlement
What is the name of the agency that provides oversight and funding for the Reception and Placement program?
1)Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
2) Department of Homeland Security
3) United Nations
Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
Location: “What services are provided to refugees upon arrival in the U.S.” p. 7
True or False: Each refugee is provided with more than $2200 in pocket money when they arrive.
False – the per capita grant is split into 3 parts (1. spent on behalf of the refugee, 2. used flexibly to cover greatest needs, 3. Spent on program operations) and only a small portion of pocket money is given in case to the individual
Location: “What services are provided to refugees upon arrival in the U.S.” p. 8
True or False: The number of refugees allowed to come to the U.S. each year doesn’t change
False - There is a total number of refugees allowed to come to the U.S. every year which is set by the President in consultation with Congress called the Presidential Determination
True or False: Co-sponsors are responsible for furnishing the apartment of their matched family.
True.
Location: Page 17, CS Manual
True or False: Resettlement is the only option UNHCR considers when determining the way forward for refugees.
False – there are 3 options considered which are called durable solutions including voluntary repatriation and local integration
Location: “Who are refugees” p. 5
When was the legal framework for the current U.S. Refugee Admissions Program passed into law?
1) 1945
2) 1980
3) 1994
1980
Location: “How do refugees come to the U.S.” p. 5
Which of the nine resettlement agences does NICE report to?
ECDC
Eithiopian Community Development Council
True or False: Co-sponsors are responsible for finding housing for the matched family.
False.
Location: Page 16 in the CS Manual
What is the primary difference between refugees and asylum seekers?
Refugees enter with legal status whereas asylum seekers do not (Refugees have already had their fear of persecution investigated and determined to be well founded by UNHCR whereas asylum seekers have to prove this within the U.S. court system)
Location: “How do refugees come to the U.S.” p. 7
When can refugees become U.S. citizens?
After 5 or more years in the U.S.
Location: “What support do refugees receive after the R&P period” p. 9
What is the trauma-informed care approach outlined in the CSE online training?
C.A.R.E (Consensual, Aware, Restorative, Empathetic)
Location: “Key Mindsets” CSE online training
Location: Pages 17-25 in CS Manual
What is the average length of time that it takes to process and vet refugees who are referred for resettlement in the U.S.?
1) 2 months
2) 1 year
3) 2 years or more
2 years or more
Location: “How do refugees come to the U.S.” p. 6
How many national refugee resettlement agencies are there?
9
Location: “What services are provided to refugees upon arrival in the U.S.” p. 7
To be adaptive, it’s good to regularly ask yourself what two questions?
“What might I be missing?” How can I be wrong?Location: “Key Mindsets” CSE Training
True or False: The CS group members decide when and where the CS funds are spent.
False
Page 14-15 in CS Manual
What is the maximum length of time that the R&P period can last?
1) 180 days
2) 60 days
3) 90 days
Not more than 90 days
Location: “What services are provided to refugees upon arrival in the U.S.” p. 7
What is the primary goal of the R&P program?
to achieve economic self-sufficiency as quickly as possible through employment
Location: “What services are provided to refugees upon arrival in the U.S.” p. 8
According to the online training, what are the ABCDs to successful sponsorship? (What does the acronym stand for?)
Adaptive, Benevolent, Collaborative, and Dedicated
Location: “Key Mindsets” CSE Training
How do CS group members track and report their activities?
Answer: Case noting
Location: Page 27 in CS Manual