Refugee Assistance
Refugee Resettlement
Refugee Cash, Medical, and Social/Employment Services are provided to qualifying individual and families that are refugees. The cash assistance and medical coverage are similar to WV WORKS and Medicaid. The benefits for these programs are provided for by a grant from the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). ORR also provides a grant to purchase Refugee Social Services through a contract with the West Virginia Office of Migration and Refugee Services, part of Catholic Community Charities.
Repatriation
The Repatriation program provides temporary assistance to United States Citizens and their dependents who are returned to the US from a foreign country by the Department of State because of an emergency/crisis and other resources are not available to the citizen(s). This program is administered through the cooperation of the appropriate Federal Office, OFS and the DHHR County Office of the repatriates county of residence to provide needed arrangement, services and financial assistance.
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement (SAVE) Applications for WV WORKS
Applicants for WV WORKS, Medicaid and SNAP must declare whether they are U.S. Citizens. If they are aliens, DFA seeks verification of their lawful status from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The INS inquiries are handled centrally by the Bureau for Children and Families, Office of Children and Family Policy, Division of Family Assistance.
