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CHAPTER 4: human servicesRefugees <strong>and</strong> Other EntrantsThe Office <strong>of</strong> Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in ACF <strong>of</strong>fersa variety <strong>of</strong> services to support refugees, migrants, <strong>and</strong>other entrants, including victims <strong>of</strong> human trafficking.Assistance to refugees includes transitional cashassistance, health benefits, <strong>and</strong> a wide variety <strong>of</strong> socialservices, provided through ORR grants. The primaryfocus is employment services such as skills training,job development, orientation to the workplace, <strong>and</strong> jobcounseling. The priority is to find employment earlyafter arrival, because it not only leads to early economicself-sufficiency for the family, but also adds greatly to theintegrity <strong>of</strong> families who seek to establish themselves in anew country <strong>and</strong> provide for their own needs.In addition to economic assistance to adults, ORRsupports the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors program,which delivers child welfare services in a culturallysensitive manner. Specifically, the program assistsrefugee <strong>and</strong> entrant youth younger than 18 who arewithout a responsible adult in developing appropriateskills to enter adulthood <strong>and</strong> to achieve economic<strong>and</strong> social self-sufficiency. The Unaccompanied AlienChildren program provides a safe <strong>and</strong> appropriateenvironment for minors during the interim periodbetween the minor’s transfer into a shelter care facility<strong>and</strong> the minor’s release from custody by ORR orremoval from the United States.Victims <strong>of</strong> <strong>Human</strong> TraffickingThe Trafficking Victims Protection Act <strong>of</strong> 2000 (PublicLaw 106-386), as amended, designates HHS as theFederal Agency responsible for helping victims <strong>of</strong>human trafficking become eligible to receive benefits<strong>and</strong> services so that they may rebuild their lives safelyin this country. As part <strong>of</strong> this effort, HHS has initiatedthe Rescue & Restore Victims <strong>of</strong> <strong>Human</strong> Traffickingcampaign to help identify <strong>and</strong> assist victims <strong>of</strong> humantrafficking in the United States. The intent <strong>of</strong> thecampaign is to increase the number <strong>of</strong> identifiedtrafficking victims <strong>and</strong> to help those victims receive thebenefits <strong>and</strong> services needed to live safely in the UnitedStates. By initially educating health care providers,social service organizations, <strong>and</strong> the law enforcement106 HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012

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