Ivy Tech refugee CNA class a success but future funding is in question
By Ellie Bogue, The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) | |
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The class was a success and of the twenty students enrolled in program, on the Fort Wayne Campus, 100 percent of the students received certification. Fourteen of the graduates are now employed as CNAs, or 63 percent.
The funding for the program came from a grant through the refugee resettlement program,
Distler said
They have grant through the 2015 year, but according to Distler the money may not be available in 2016 year. With the influx of unaccompanied minors coming in over the boarders the funding dollars the state receives from Federal office of Refugee resettlement may not be sufficient to cover their grant.
Schomburg said they are only allocated so much money and when more refugees arrive more dollars are needed to help fund their resettlement. This means programs like
"It breaks my heart to think I will have to cut that funding, these classes are so important," Schomburg said.
Schomburg told the
Schomburg said they were forced to recall funding for 2015 and then reallocate it to address the unaccompanied child refugees. But he found enough surplus in the budget to insure funding for the program through 2015.
Chenoweth said they are exploring other funding options for refugee students, should their grant funds be cut in 2016. They would also like to be able to train more refugees in the community who may not currently fit the current funding criteria.
As it stands the IVY Tech grant funds are available only to refugees who have been in
Chenoweth said there are a lot of refugees who have been in the country over five years who would like to take the course. The challenge now is to find finical aid to help them too, while looking for alternate funding for 2016 for those who already qualify.
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