The Refugee School Impact Program is part of the Division of Refugee Assistance (DRA) and provides funding for activities that lead to the effective integration and education of refugee children. State and state-alternative programs receive grants to support impacted school districts services for school-age refugees. Students between the ages of 5 and 18 participate in activities that include:
- English as a Second Language instruction
- After-school tutorials
- Programs that encourage high school completion and full participation in school activities
- After-school and/or summer clubs and activities
- Parental involvement programs
- Bilingual/bicultural counselors
- Interpreter services
Vocabulary:
Asylee - Fled home country due to fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or other affiliation. Unlike refugees, asylees are already present on US soil when granted this status.
Amerasian - A person fathered abroad by U.S. Servicemen to women of Asian nationalities. Amerasians are eligible for refugee benefits and services.
Entrant - An individual who cannot return to his or her country of origin or last residence because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. A refugee receives this status prior to entering the U.S. While immigrants choose to leave their countries, refugees are forced from their homes.
SIV arrivals - Special Immigrant Visa are granted by the Defense Authorization Act for Iraqi and Afghan nationals who have provided faithful and valuable service to the U.S. Government, while employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan and who have or are experiencing an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of that employment.
Asylee - Fled home country due to fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or other affiliation. Unlike refugees, asylees are already present on US soil when granted this status.
Amerasian - A person fathered abroad by U.S. Servicemen to women of Asian nationalities. Amerasians are eligible for refugee benefits and services.
Entrant - An individual who cannot return to his or her country of origin or last residence because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. A refugee receives this status prior to entering the U.S. While immigrants choose to leave their countries, refugees are forced from their homes.
SIV arrivals - Special Immigrant Visa are granted by the Defense Authorization Act for Iraqi and Afghan nationals who have provided faithful and valuable service to the U.S. Government, while employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan and who have or are experiencing an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of that employment.