Other Programs
Asylee Outreach Project (AOP)
The Asylee Outreach Project helps connect new asylees statewide to services and benefits they may be eligible for, while providing needed case management and support. AOP staff lead outreach activities statewide to ensure that new and existing asylee populations are aware of their eligibility for programming funded by MORA and others.
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Extended Case Management (ECM)
MORA’s Extended Case Management Program is designed to provide ongoing and intensive support and assistance to eligible populations not already receiving such help from other programs. ECMP provides eligible clients with the help needed to overcome barriers preventing them from achieving self-sufficiency, social integration, and access to benefits and community resources necessary for success and well-being in the U.S. These barriers may include, but are not limited to, lack of childcare, limited transportation, language illiteracy, financial illiteracy or instability, food insecurity, lack of healthcare, inability to obtain or maintain permanent housing, unfamiliarity with U.S. work culture and customs, need for legal/immigration assistance, and others. ECM grantees provide needed case management support to address these barriers and help clients and their families achieve their goals in the U.S.
For more information, contact:
Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) African Community Center DC Metro
International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Baltimore or Silver Spring
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSSNCA) in Arbutus, Greenbelt, or Frederick
Services to Older Refugees (SOR)
The SOR program is designed to ensure that eligible refugees aged 60 years or above receive appropriate services to address the unique needs faced by older clients through programming that is culturally and linguistically sensitive and age appropriate. The program’s primary goal is to increase integration and independent healthy living for older ORR-eligible populations through services such as case management, connecting to mainstream senior programs, citizenship application assistance and exam preparation, and other activities designed to promote well-being and social integration.
For more information, contact:
In Suburban Washington – Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) African Community Center DC Metro
In the Baltimore Metropolitan Area – Baltimore City Community College (BCCC)
Ukrainian Supplemental Assistance Program (USAP)
Through supplemental funding authorized by the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (AUSAA), MORA partners provide resettlement assistance and other refugee benefits to eligible Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian individuals in response to their displacement from Ukraine and entry/parole into the United States. USAP ensures that eligible families receive the support they need to transition to life in the U.S. while they seek temporary safe haven, including through the Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) program. This may include case management, community outreach/orientation to clients and their families and/or sponsors, short-term food and housing assistance, immigration-related legal assistance, and any others that fill gaps in client needs. In collaboration with sponsors, USAP ensures all eligible families receive meaningful and intentional programming and services to effectively achieve self-sufficiency.
For more information, contact:
Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) African Community Center DC Metro International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Baltimore or Silver Spring Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSSNCA) in Arbutus, Greenbelt, or Frederick
Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) African Community Center DC Metro
International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Baltimore or Silver Spring
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSSNCA) in Arbutus, Greenbelt, or Frederick