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This joint resolution appropriates a total of $750,000 in state funds for three nonprofit organizations that assist refugees in Rhode Island. Specifically, the resolution allocates $250,000 each to the Refugee Dream Center (RDC), Higher Ground International, and Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island. The funding comes in response to recent executive orders that have suspended the State Department's refugee program, resulting in these organizations losing federal funding and staff. The Refugee Dream Center, founded in 2015, provides critical services to refugees including help with employment, education, housing, healthcare navigation, English language skills, and citizenship guidance. The resolution authorizes the state controller to draw orders from the general treasurer to distribute the funds upon receiving proper documentation, with the appropriation coming from unallocated treasury funds for the fiscal year 2025-2026.

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