Discretionary Funds for Refugee Child Care
Microenterprise Development Project
Description
This grant initiative will provide
microenterprise business opportunities to refugee women focusing on child care
mentoring programs that will facilitate integration into the U.S. cultural
norms and State Child Care requirements. It will assist in English language
acquisition, advance educational attainment (GED) and improve economic
opportunities through application of acquired job skills in a market where
there is a shortage of child care providers. Through the grant, mentors will
help women establish agreements or contracts with State or county child care
offices so they may qualify for State/county child care reimbursement as child
care service providers.
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Discretionary Grants Awards for Refugee
Microenterprise Development Projects
Description
The Administration for Children and
Families; (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has supported
microenterprise development projects since 1991 through the award of
discretionary grants to a variety of public agencies, community economic
development agencies, local mutual assistance associations, and voluntary
agencies. Organizations with successful programs have typically been those with
a long-term commitment to microenterprise, particularly in the areas of
providing access to lending and in its adaption to the refugee experience.
Grantees under this program have committed agency resources to support refugee
programs. Their work in refugee microenterprise development has been consistent
with the agency’s overall mission.
A nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, the RCWE’s mission is to connect people with jobs through collaborative workforce development efforts and strong partnerships with economic development, business, education, and government sectors in the Northwest Pennsylvania region.
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