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New Americans

These services provide sponsorship of refugees and assistance gram, or comprehensive state-funded employment services with Child and Family
with resettlement and job placement, in conjunction with Lu- funding adjusted annually. In addition, New Americans offers
theran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) and Episcopal post resettlement and intensive case management services,
Migration Ministries (EMM). After resettlement, the focus is supportive services for school-aged youth and their families, and
to achieve self-sufficiency through employment. This is accom- specialized services for survivors of torture.
plished through an early self-sufficiency Matching Grant pro-

New Americans
Program Program Outcomes Target 2017
Outcomes Self-sufficiency rate at 180 days for those 65% 92%
in the Matching Grant program.

Employment rate for those in the 50% 58%
comprehensive employment program.
Once employed, client will maintain 70% 75%
employment for at least 90 days.
382 3,605 98

Hours of after school tutoring Persons Served Trauma-informed outreach
for Refugee Children. presentations to reach potential
survivors of torture.

Persons served represents those served by all programs. Samaritas resettled 932 individuals in 2017, a significant decrease (41%)
from 2016 due to policy changes at the federal level.

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