The Immigrant And Refugee Community Organization

REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

UPWARD BOUND - DAVID DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL

UPWARD BOUND

UPWARD BOUND-DAVID DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL

REFUGEE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (IRCO) WILL EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN OREGONS CAPACITY TO SERVE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH IRCOS SERVICES AGAINST EXPLOITATION PROGRAM BY ADDRESSING GAPS IN POPULATION-SPECIFIC AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS WHO ARE NOT EQUITABLY SERVED BY CURRENT PROGRAMS. THE TARGET SERVICE AREA IS THE STATE OF OREGON WITH A FOCUS ON MULTNOMAH, CLACKAMAS, WASHINGTON, AND MALHEUR COUNTIES. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE 1) COLLABORATE WITH PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS OF ALL FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; 2) PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES TO SURVIVORS; AND 3) INCREASE STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SURVIVORS VIA OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ATTENDING TASKFORCES OR MEETINGS AND ENGAGING NEW PARTNERS; PROVIDING VICTIMS WITH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES INCLUDING ADVOCACY, ASSISTANCE, REFERRALS FOR MULTIPLE NEEDS, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT; AND PROVIDING TRAININGS TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. ADDITIONALLY, IRCO WILL PARTNER WITH BARCELONA COUNSELING, A TRAUMA-INFORMED, MULTILINGUAL PROVIDER OF MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES.

OREGON EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (IRCO) SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROJECT

WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ACT PROGRAM - IMPLEMENTATION

THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID ADULT AND YOUTH (AGES 11 TO 24) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THAT ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. LEGAL ASSISTANCE IS ASSISTANCE IN: A) DIVORCE, PARENTAL RIGHTS, CHILD SUPPORT, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING, CAMPUS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, PRIVACY, CONTRACT, CONSUMER, CIVIL RIGHTS, PROTECTION OR OTHER INJUNCTIVE PROCEEDINGS, RELATED ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-CONVICTION MATTERS (INCLUDING SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIMS SAFETY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INTERESTS AS A VICTIM; C) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, OR OTHER PROCESSES INTENDED TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND AUTONOMY, AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY, REGARDLESS OF COURT INVOLVEMENT; OR D) POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDINGS IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, OR TERRITORIAL COURT WITH RESPECT TO A CONVICTION OF A VICTIM RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, OR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZATION OF THE VICTIM. THROUGH THIS NEW LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS PROJECT, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIVORCE, CUSTODY, PROTECTION ORDERS, AND U VISAS FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN MULTNOMAH, CLACKAMAS, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES REPRESENTING THE PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA IN OREGON. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREAS: 1) PRIORITY AREA 1: ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND 2) PRIORITY AREA 3: UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

OREGON REFUGEE CAREER PATHWAYS

OREGON REFUGEE CAREER PATHWAYS PROJECT

THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION'S REFUGEE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (RIDA) PROGRAM

REFUGEE CAREER PATHWAYS PROJECT

ETHNIC COMMUNITY SELF-HELP PROGRAM

MENTORING PROGRAM GRANTS

OREGON REFUGEE FAMILY CHILD CARE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

OREGON REFUGEE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROJECT

ETHNIC COMMUNITY SELF HELP

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

OREGON REFUGEE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROJECT

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

OREGON REFUGEE FAMILY CHILD CARE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

OREGON REFUGEE FAMILY CHILD CARE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HEPATITIS B AND HIV PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROJECT

TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANT DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM

OREGON REFUGEE CHILD CARE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

OREGON REFUGEE CHILD CARE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

OREGON REFUGEE ELDERS PROJECT (OREP)

IRCO CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION SERVICES

REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (RIVA) PROJECT

SERVICES TO RECENTLY ARRIVED REFGUEES

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

LEARNING EDUCATION AND ACCULTURATION FOR REFUGEE NEWCOMERS - LEARN

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

RUSSIAN/UKRANIAN SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL

THE EMPOWERING AFRICAN COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE EXPOSURES TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS PROJECT WILL REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL TOXIC CL

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.