The Resettlement Indicators and Performance Evaluation (RIPE)

Abstract

The Annual Resettlement Indicators and Performance Evaluation (RIPE) is comprehensive assessment tool designed to track and evaluate USCCB/MRS affiliates’ performance on an annual basis.

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ResettlementIndicatorsandPerformanceEvaluation
IntroductiontoNewDataAnalysisResource
MRSBrownBag‐ April30,2017
DanielSturm,ResearchandEvaluationManager
USCCB/MigrationandRefugeeServices

Let’simagineforamoment…
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… you want to find out everything about one specific
MRS resettlement affiliate in preparation for a site visit,
a desk audit, or for a webinar training. What do you do?
1. ReviewReceptionandPlacementProgramAbstracts
2. TalktoFieldSupportCoordinatorsandPACMs
3. ReviewfindingsofOn‐Site‐Review Reports
4. StudyORRMatchingGrantEmploymentOutcomes
5. TakeahardlookatRefugeeArrivalReports
6. AnalyzeDiocesanQuarterlyNarrativeReports
7. ReviewR&P90‐DayOutcomes Reports
8. Multiple MRISreports.

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AugusteRodin,TheThinker(1902)
Thinking
aboutdata…

Thenyourealize…
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…thatyoualsowanttogatherandreviewinformation
that sheds light on the resettlement environment such
as the local housing cost, the unemployment rate, cash
assistance rates and Medicaid. What do you do?
1. TheU.S.Census,RentalVacancyRates2015‐present
2. CenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities,TANFCashBenefits,
2016
3. TheNationalBureauofLaborStatistics,UnemploymentRate
County‐by‐County.2016
4. TheKaiserFamilyFoundation,StatusofStateActiononthe
MedicaidExpansionDecision. 2016
5. TheU.S.OfficeofRefugeeResettlement,ORRIndicators for
RefugeeResettlementStakeholders,2015.

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Yourheadduringdatareview.

Whatyoureallyneed…
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…isaplaceforholistic dataanalysis!

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WhatRIPEDoes
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1. TracksandevaluatesMRSaffiliates’performanceonanannual
basis.
2. Informsdecisionmakingrelatedtotheselectionand
maintenanceofresettlementsites,programplanning,training
andoutreach.
3. RIPE isalsousedtoprovidegovernmentpartnersandaffiliates
withaccurateandvalue‐addeddata.TheRIPE reportshedslight
onthetopandbottomtenperformersineachofthematrix’s
categories.Toaddsomeperspective,thereportincludes
refugeearrivalstatisticswhereverrelevant.

RIPEScoresData
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…basedonperformance,economyandenvironment.
1. PerformanceData(CaseManagement,Fundraising,
CoreServices)
2. ResettlementEnvironment (OutmigrationRate,Social
Support,HousingCost)
3. EconomicData (MGEmploymentOutcomes,
UnemploymentRate,Wages)

BeforeyouuseRIPE…
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… know what it offers and be aware of the need to
review qualitative data (i.e. field reports and interviews)
1. Gradesareinter‐subjective(a‘B’ comesindifferent
shadesandnuances).Needtolookatqualitativedata.
2. Scopeofanalysis(RIPE paintsapictureinbroad
strokes).
3. Relationalnatureofscoring(dataevaluatesasite’s
performanceinonecategoryscorescomparedtoa
nationalaverage).

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Narrative
At 16%, R&P early employment outcomes are
significantly lower than the national average of
40%. Even in the local NY context, Rochester’s
employment outcomes are below average, with
Syracuse reaching 20% and Buffalo 23%.
Example:Rochester,NY
RPEarlyEmployment(EconomicData,Indicator#1)
Data Source
MRS R&P Outcomes Report,
Percentage of Employable
Clients Employed. FY 2016
75 50 45 30 15 1
Rank:67 (of75)
Poor
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Narrative
With 92.3% self‐sufficiency, Rochester
features excellent MG Employment
Outcomes, far exceeding the national average
of75%.EvenintheNYcontext,Rochester
performs well above average, achieving better
outcomes than Syracuse (71.22%) and
Brooklyn (62%). Only Buffalo (93%) and
Amityville (94%) perform equally well.
Example:Rochester,NY
MGSelf‐Sufficiency(EconomicData, Indicator #2)
Data Source
MRS Matching Grant Outcomes
Report, Percentage of MG clients
Considered Self‐Sufficient After
180 Days.
Rank:12 (of75)
Excellent
67
75 50 45 30 15 1
12

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Narrative
WithaTANFlevelof$789.00,allNYsitesare
inthetoplevelofthefield,intermsofsocial
assistance.Thenationalaverageis$452.08.
Example:Rochester,NY
SocialSupport(EconomyData,Indicator #5)
Data Source
Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities, TANF Cash Benefits,
2016.
Rank:4(of75)
Excellent
67
75 50 45 30 15 1
Significance
TANFisintendedtohelpparticipantsfindand
keepjobs.HigherTANFcanpositivelyimpact
aclient’sself‐sufficiencyrate.
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Significance
A low cost of housing will likely have a positive
impact on a refugee’s ability to adjust well to
life in the U.S.
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Narrative
With a fair market rent of $863, Rochester’s
renter market is generally supportive of
refugee resettlement. The national FMR
average is $1,012 for a 2‐bedroom apartment.
Example:Rochester,NY
HousingCost(Environment, Indicator #7)
Data Source
The National Low Income
Housing Coalition, Out of Reach
2016. No Refuge for Low Income
Renter, 2016
Rank:28 (of75)
Good
67
75 50 45 30 15 1
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Significance
The outmigration rate reflects the rate of
newly‐arrived refugees leaving the sites that
were carefully chosen for their resettlement.
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Narrative
Withanout‐migrationrateof7%,Rochester
ranksclosetothenationalaverageof9.14%.
Example:Rochester,NY
OutmigrationRate(Environment, Indicator #11)
Data Source
MRS R&P Outcomes Report,
Percentage of Cases Which
Outmigrated Within the R&P
Service Period. FY 2016
Rank:46 (of75)
Average
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75 50 45 30 15 1
46

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Narrative
At a client‐to‐staff ratio of 68, Rochester
performs worse compared to the network
average of 59. A low ratio increases the
chances for early self‐sufficiency. Buffalo, a
comparable site, performs much better in this
area, with 46 clients per FTE.
Example:Rochester,NY
CaseManagement(Performance, Indicator #13)
Data Source
MRS Reception and Placement
Abstracts Report. FY 2016
Rank:54 (of75)
Poor
67
75 50 45 30 15 1
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Significance
R&P agencies must ensure that each refugee
receives core services, covering basic needs,
case management, employment services and
referral to schools and health providers
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Narrative
Achieving a R&P core service compliance rate
of 92%, Rochester exceeds the 81% average.
Example:Rochester,NY
CoreServices(Performance, Indicator #19)
Data Source
MRS R&P Outcomes Report, Core
Services. FY 2016.
Rank:39 (of75)
Good‐average
67
75 50 45 30 15 1
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Top10:MRSResettlementSites

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ThankstoCollaborators&
ProjectConsultants
DianeBayly,MRSGrantsandProgramAdministrator
BernadetteBrown,MRSSeniorDataAnalyst
HalimaDullo,MRSOfficeofResettlementServicesProgramIntern(Fall2016)
RichardHogan,MRSResettlementServicesDirector
KyleHörst,MRSGrantsandProgramAdministrator
JimKuh,MRSAssociateDirector
MyatLin,HIASProgramManager,RefugeeResettlement
ZoricaOmazic,MRSProgramAssociate
JaimeeProctor, MRSProgramAssociate
DagmarRuehrig,RCUSAMonitoringandEvaluationWorkingGroupMember
Dr.WilliamSermons,CCUSAEvaluationandResearchDirector
RubySturm (my8‐yearolddaughter),VirtualProjectDesignConsultant.

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RamiArafah,PredictingEconomicIncorporationAmongNewlyResettledRefugeesintheUnitedStates:
AMicro‐LevelStatisticalAnalysis,2016
CenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities,TANFCashBenefitsHaveFallenbyMoreThan20Percentin
MostStatesandContinuetoErode,2016
MariaVincenzaDesiderio,IntegratingRefugeesintoHostCountryLaborMarkets.Challengesand
PolicyOptions.MigrationPolicyInstitute,2016
TrevorFleck,FindingEmployment:FactorsInfluencingSelf‐SufficiencyRatesintheOfficeofRefugee
Resettlement’sMatchingGrantProgram,2013
Lichtenstein,G.,Puma,J.,Engelman,A.,Miller,M.TheRefugeeSurvey&Evaluation(RISE)Study,Year
5:FinalReport—AStudyofRefugeeIntegrationinColorado.Unpublishedtechnicalreport.Quality
EvaluationDesigns,2016
OECD/EuropeanUnion,IndicatorsofImmigrantIntegration2015.SettlingIn,2015
TheNationalBureauofLaborStatistics,UnemploymentRateCounty‐by‐County.2016
TheCorporationforNationalandCommunityService’sAnalysisoftheCurrentPopulationSurvey(CPS)
TheNationalLowIncomeHousingCoalition,OutofReach2016.NoRefugeforLowIncomeRenter,
2016
TheU.S.DepartmentofState,FY2017NoticeofFundingOpportunityforReceptionandPlacement
Program,2016
TheU.S.OfficeofRefugeeResettlement,ORRIndicatorsforRefugeeResettlementStakeholders,2015
TheU.S.OfficeofRefugeeResettlement,AnnualSurveyofRefugees (pps.16to35).InThe2015
AnnualReporttoCongress,2017
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DanielSturm,M.A.
MRSResearchandEvaluationManager
FourthStreetNE
Washington,DC20017
Phone202‐541‐3226
Email:dsturm@usccb.org
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