Agencies in 6 cites get refugee resettlement money
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Agencies in six Wisconsin communities will receive a total of $1.5 million to help resettle new refugees.
The state Department of Children and Families says the latest refugees arriving in Wisconsin are mainly from Burma, East Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Nepal.
To receive refugee status, a person must have a well-founded fear of persecution and not be able to safely return to their home country.
The state has funded refugee programs using federal money, beginning with the Hmong resettlement in Wisconsin. Local agencies provide a host of services to the refugees, including language and literacy classes, school enrollment, job information and mental health services.
The funding has been targeted for agencies in Appleton, Barron, Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee and Oshkosh. About 1,000 new refugees are expected to settle in Wisconsin this year.
Jan 25, 2013 at 12:48 p.m.
Suggest removal
Why would Walkers neighborhood be there? OH MY he cannot have this is his community. Now we know why we have to lose refund money Thanks SCOOTER. BTW oldvet has no human compassion and still stands with those that take the funding from Vets
Jan 25, 2013 at 10:09 a.m.
Suggest removal
Well,
We can't afford these programs any longer. Just think, they could put that money back into the SS fund. BTW, your share of the debt is 52,000 and growing.
Jan 25, 2013 at 9:04 a.m.
Suggest removal
I suppose you would rather we forced returned them to their original country to be incarcerated, tortured and/or executed, oldvet.
Jan 25, 2013 at 6:05 a.m.
Suggest removal
More welfare recipients coming...
Jan 25, 2013 at 12:14 a.m.
Suggest removal
i dont see walkers, neighborhood, on the list.
Jan 24, 2013 at 11:19 p.m.
Suggest removal
It's time to get the sodium fluoride out of our water!
Before you post a comment, consider this:
Note: GazetteXtra.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy AgreementPost Comment
Commenting requires registration.