Administration and Overview of the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program

(1) Subject to available funds, ORI administers MRRP through contracts with local governments, community-based organizations and/or other public or private organizations. (2) The major components of MRRP are: (a) Refugee Case Management Services offer refugees access to Employment Services, Refugee Cash Assistance, Refugee Medical Assistance, and other services necessary for successful resettlement. Case managers assess needs and refer refugees to service providers, coordinate and oversee the development of a Family Self-sufficiency Plan, monitor progress on the Plan, determine initial and continuing eligibility for Refugee Cash Assistance, and assist refugees in applying for Refugee Medical Assistance or MassHealth. (b) Refugee Employment Services offer pre-placement services to assist employable family members to secure early employment and post-placement services designed to help the family achieve durable self-sufficiency. English language training is available as an employment service to the extent that it is necessary for the initial employment and, after initial placement, to the extent that it is necessary for the family to achieve durable self-sufficiency. (c) Refugee Cash Assistance offers transitional financial support to refugees who are ineligible for TANF, referred to as Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) in Massachusetts; or SSI. (d) Refugee Medical Assistance provides transitional medical coverage for those refugees ineligible for Medicaid (referred to as MassHealth in Massachusetts).