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| MARYLAND | |||||
| PROGRAM TYPE | |||||
| State Administered | |||||
| STATE CONTACT | |||||
| Mr. Ed Lin | |||||
| Maryland Office of New Americans | |||||
| Department of Human Services | |||||
| 311 West Saratoga Street | |||||
| Saratoga State Center, Room 222 | |||||
| Baltimore, MD 21201 | |||||
| 410-767-7514 (P) | |||||
| 410-333-0244 (F) | |||||
| elin@dhr.state.md.us | |||||
EMPLOYMENT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
Caseload |
749 | 686 | ||
Entered Employment |
512 | 68% | 481 | 70% |
Terminations |
241 | 100% | 276 | 100% |
Reductions |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Average Wage |
$ 8.12 | $ 8.71 | ||
Retentions |
491 | 85% | 517 | 80% |
Health Benefits |
305 | 79% | 296 | 77% |
| REFUGEE ARRIVALS | |
| 2003 | 793 |
| 2004 | 935 |
| 2005 | 598 |
| 2006 | 676 |
| GRANT AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FORMULA |
2005 | 2006 | |
Cash, Medical, Administration |
$ 6,532,000 | $ 5,368,330 | |
Social Services |
$ 1,483,640 | $ 1,309,053 | |
Targeted Assistance |
$ 921,322 | $ 1,001,833 | |
TOTAL |
$ 8,936,962 | $ 7,679,216 | |
DISCRETIONARY - DRA |
2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuban/Haitian |
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Education |
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Elderly |
$ 65,000 | $ 65,000 | ||
| Elderly | $ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||
Preventive Health |
$ 100,000 | $ 125,000 | ||
Targeted Assistance |
$ 100,000 | |||
TOTAL |
$ 315,000 | $ 240,000 | ||
DISCRETIONARY - DCR |
2007 | GRANTEES |
|---|---|---|
Ethnic Communities |
$ 219,093 | Ntl. Alliance of Viet. American Service Agencies |
Services to Survivors of Torture |
$ 380,000 | Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service |
Services to Survivors of Torture |
$ 395,000 | Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma, Inc |
TOTAL |
$ 994,093 |