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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


RCA FINANCIAL ORIENTATION

ISSUE DATE: 09/2022

Provide an orientation to financial services during the intake interview. The orientation must inform refugees of:

The RCA work incentive: $65 plus half of the remaining gross earned income is disregarded.

The rights and responsibilities of RCA participants.

What will happen if they do not meet program requirements.

Information about shelters and programs for victims of violence.

Eligibility for Health Care Programs.

The necessity to obtain immediate employment.

The requirement to comply with Employment Services.

Information about available Employment Services providers.

Information on volunteering for Employment Services.


It is critical that participants leave the orientation knowing RCA is a work-focused program that is limited to 12 months from the date of entry into the United States or the date U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) granted asylum status, or the date they became eligible for RCA, whichever is later.imageimageimage

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