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New Americans
These services provide sponsorship of refugees and assistance ciency Matching Grant Program, or comprehensive employment Child and Family
with resettlement and job placement, in conjunction with services with funding adjusted annually by the Department of
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS). After Health and Human Services. New Americans also offers post-
resettlement, the focus is to achieve self-sufficiency through resettlement and intensive case management services, and
employment. This is accomplished through an early self-suffi- supportive services for school-aged youth and their families.
New Americans Program Outcomes Targets 2019
Program
Outcomes Self-sufficiency rate at 180 days for those in 65% 97%
the Matching Grant program.
Once employed, client will maintain
employment for at least 90 days. 70% 76%
843 2,943 1,209
Children served in Persons Served New Americans who are
School Impact Program. receiving Post Resettlement
Services.
Persons served represents those served by all programs. Samaritas resettled 334 individuals in 2019.
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