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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

December 6, 2011 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

Champion of Change: IRC San Diego has been honored by MPI and the White House

IRC San Diego, one of ISED Solutions long time partners in the field has been honored first by MPI and then by the White House this past week. ISED Solutions has worked with IRC San Diego on its microfinance and RAPP programs.

Five Myths About Foreign Aid

By John Norris, Published: April 28 

Funding Opportunity: $300 Million Available to Not-for-Profit CDFIs from Department of Treasury

        2011 Competition for New Markets Tax Credit Round Opens
    Tax Credits Available for Investments to Help Low-Income Communities

An Earnings and Poverty Profile of US Immigrants

Profile of Immigrant Workers in the United States

Uneven Progress Cover
Download UNEVEN PROGRESS: The Employment Pathways of Skilled Immigrants in the United States, a publication of the Migration Policy Institute, below.

How Are Former Participants Doing? Evaluation: ORR-IDA Program

Download the evaluation of the ORR IDA Program below (or click the above image).

Office of Refugee Resettlement’s 2010 Year in Review

Read ORR’s 2010 Year in Review where Microenterprise, IDA, and RAPP are all highlighted along with a new project focusing on the provision of technical assistance and training in health and mental health. Clearly ORR Director, Eskinder Negash, is acting on needs identified by refugees and refugee service agencies. A stronger coordination of all federal agencies in support of refugee resettlement and protection is also well under way.

E Pluribus Unum Prizes: Recognizing Exceptional Immigrant Integration Initiatives

The E Pluribus Unum Prizes national awards program provides four $50,000 prizes annually
to exceptionally successful immigrant integration initiatives. The program highlights and
rewards outstanding efforts that help immigrants and their children join the mainstream of US
society or that bring immigrants and the native born together to build stronger, more cohesive
communities. Winners are recognized at event in Washington, DC each May. The E Pluribus
Unum Prizes are coordinated by MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy.

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