U.S. DHHS: Office of Refugee Resettlement
ContentProgram Description After their initial resettlement, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) works with State offices and private agencies to promote the adjustment of refugees to this society as well as short and long term self-sufficiency. The mission of the Refugee Rural Initiative (RRI) is to improve the livelihoods and provide new opportunities for refugee self-sufficiency in rural areas through sound planning, coordination and the utilization of information and social and economic resources by having partnerships with Federal, State and local public and private organizations. Contact Larry Laverentz ACF/Office of Refugee Resettlement 370 L’Enfant Promenade S.W. 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20447. Phone: (202) 401-4861 Email: llaverentz@acf.hhs.gov Web: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/ |