Refugee Coordinator Letters

Refugee Coordinator Letters (RCLs) are used to communicate changes to refugee program policy or new program information to county refugee coordinators and stakeholders. Refugee Coordinator Information Notices (RCINs) communicate temporary or time-limited information.

All RCLs/RCINs are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Please see Tips for Using Adobe PDF Files for details. If you have any questions, please send an email to RPB@dss.ca.gov.

  • No. 24-10
    Guidance to Refugee Impacted Counties that provide the Refugee Housing Support Program (RHSP).
  • No. 24-07
    The re-parole process for Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees (UHPs) and eligibility for Refugee Support Services (RSS).
  • No. 24-06
    Expanded Eligibility and Updated Guidance for the Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program.
  • No. 24-02E
    Erratum of Authorization for Counties to use RSS Base Funding for Housing Assistance for New Arrivals as Permitted by Federal Regulations.
  • No. 24-02
    Authorization for Counties to use RSS Base Funding for Housing Assistance for New Arrivals as Permitted by Federal Regulations.
  • No. 23-03E
    Erratum of Guidance for the Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program
  • No. 23-03
    Guidance for the Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program
  • No. 23-01
    County Refugee Services Plans for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024
  • No. 22-08
    Guidance to counties in serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Plus (LGBTQI+) populations who are eligible to receive federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) benefits to support their self-sufficiency and community integration.
  • No. 22-02 (Excel Attachment)
    Case list of all Afghan citizens and nationals enrolled in Refugee Support Services (RSS) and/or Services for Older Refugees (SOR) between August 1, 2021 and April 15, 2022.
  • No. 21-01
    Time Extensions and Service Expansion of Refugee Support Services and Services for Older Refugees
  • No. 20-07
    County Refugee Services Plans or Plan Updates for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021
  • No. 20-01
    Guidance pertaining to eligibility, extension and expansion of RSS and SOR Programs for ORR populations.
  • No. 17-11
    Case File Documentation Best Practices
  • No. 17-13
    County Refugee Services Plans or Plan Updates for Federal Fiscal Year 2018
  • No. 08-08
    Debarment and Suspension Requirements
  • No. 07-07
    Provisions of the Federal Real ID Act
  • No. 07-17
    Monitoring Tool for RSS and TA Programs
  • No. 06-17
    ORR and RPB County Monitoring Visits (dated 1/19/07)
  • No. 03-01
    Expiration of Refugee CalWORKs Benefits
  • No. 03-04
    Seven Year Time Limit for Refugees on the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Specific RPB County Letters