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| MASSACHUSETTS | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| Wilson Fish | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Mr. Pierre Imbert | |||||
| Office for Refugees and Immigrants | |||||
| 18 Tremont Street | |||||
| Boston, MA | |||||
| 617-727-7888 (P) | |||||
| 617-727-1822 (F) | |||||
| Edwin.Silverman@Illinois.gov | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
1,359 | 1,220 | ||
Entered Employment |
933 | 69% | 882 | 72% |
Terminations |
418 | 78% | 447 | 81% |
Reductions |
113 | 21% | 107 | 19% |
Average Wage |
$ 9.81 | $ 10.20 | ||
Retentions |
808 | 83% | 814 | 83% |
Health Benefits |
542 | 83% | 584 | 74% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 833 |
| 2004 | 1,540 |
| 2005 | 1,005 |
| 2006 | 857 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 3,870,000 | $ 3,706,679 | |
Social Services |
$ 1,418,403 | $ 1,578,500 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 813,709 | $ 815,014 | |
TOTAL |
$ 6,102,112 | $ 6,100,193 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
$ 100,000 | $ 175,000 | ||
Education |
$ 230,000 | $ 287,500 | ||
Elderly |
$ 65,000 | $ 65,000 | ||
| Elderly | $ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
$ 125,000 | $ 200,000 | ||
Targeted Assistance |
$ 335,000 | |||
TOTAL |
$ 570,000 | $ 1,112,500 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 149,258 | Cambodian Mutual Assist. Assoc. of Greater Lowell |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 153,050 | Community Teamwork, Inc. |
Ethnic Communities |
$ 200,000 | Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants |
Microenterprise |
$ 213,313 | International Institute of Boston |
Wilson Fish |
$ 3,395,092 | Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants |
Services to Survivors of Torture |
$ 375,000 | Massachusetts General Hospital |
Services to Survivors of Torture |
$ 475,000 | Boston Medical Center Corporation |
TOTAL |
$ 4,960,713 |