NORTHDAKOTAWilsonFishProgramMatrixforFY2011(Updated:03/02/2011)

NDDepartmentofHumanServicesrelinquishedtheroleasStateRefugeeCoordinatorasofFY2011.ThesedutiesareassignedtoLutheranSocialServices/ND.AdministrationofSNAP,
MedicalAssistanceandUnaccompaniedRefugeeMinorsProgramremainunderNDDepartmentofHumanServices(NDHHS)administration.AllothercontractsaretransferredtoLSS/ND.

Asof10/1/2010,TANFtyperefugeesarereferredtoCountySocialServicesforTANFbenefits.LSS/NDandNDDepartmentofHumanServicesareengagedinconversationabout
transitioningtheseservicesfromLSStotheState.RefugeesarereferredandassistedwithapplicationsthroughcountysocialservicesforRefugeeMedicalAssistance,SNAP,andother
economicassistanceprograms.

Site

North
Dakota
(Category2)

StateofND

ContactInfo:

SinisaMilovanovic
LutheranSocialServicesof
NorthDakota
Director
th
132511
StreetSouth
Fargo,ND58103
Tel:(701)2357341
Fax:(701)2357359
Email:
smilovanovic@lssnd.org

LindaSchell
LSS/ND
AssistantStateRefugee
Coordinator
th
132511
StreetSouth
Fargo,ND58103
Tel:(701)2357341
Fax:(701)2357359
Email:
lschell@lssnd.org

ORRFundedProviders

ORRFunding

CashAssistance

RMA/HealthScreening

CaseloadProfiles

CaseManagement

NumberofProviders:
11

1.Agency:NDDeptof
HumanServices
Children&Family
ServicesDivision
Location:Bismarck

2.Agency:LutheranSocial
ServicesofND
Location:Fargo,Grand
Forks,Bismarck
FundingSource:SS,TAG,
W/FCashAssistance

3.Agency:FargoPublic
Schools,AdultEd
Location:Fargo
FundingSource:SS,TAG

4.Agency:FargoFamily
HealthCare
Location:Fargo
FundingSource:SS

5.Agency:CulturalDiversity
Resources,MIRC
Location:CassCounty
FundingSource:SS

FY10/11:

1.Administration

LutheranSocial
ServicesofNorth
Dakotadetermines
eligibilityand
administerspayments
forclients.

2.RCAMonthly
PaymentLevels

1=$335
2=$450
3=$570
4=$685

Add$70foreach
additionalperson
above4

3.TANFMonthly
PaymentLevels

1=$232
2=$328
3=$427
4=$523

2.
Incentives
$100bonus90day
employmentretention

Earlyemployment
disregardofall
incomeifemployed
withinthefirst90
days.

RMApartofW/FNo

1.BriefService
Description:

TheStateprovidesRMA
throughtheState
DepartmentofHuman
Services,administeredat
theCountylevelin
Fargo,GrandForksand
Bismarck.

InitialMedical
Screeningsarenot
fundedthroughRMA.
Screeningsareall
completedthroughthe
NonprofitHealthClinic
inFargo,and
cooperative
public/privateagreement
inGrandForksand
Bismarck.

TotalFY10Arrivals
:
508

TotalWFclientsin
FY10
:919

TotalWFCA
recipients
:662
RCAtype:607
TANFtype:55

RMArecipients
:NA

FY10Countryof
Origin/Ethnicityfor
RefugeeArrivals(top
5):
Bhutan
Iraq
Somalia
Congo
Sudan

1.BriefService
Description
CaseManagement
Servicesavailableto
refugeesandother
qualifiedimmigrants.
Servicesavailableup
tofiveyearsfromdate
ofeligibility.

Location:Fargo,
GrandForks,
Bismarck

CoreCase
Management
creatingfamily
selfsufficiencyplan,
makingnecessary
referralsto
employmentservices,
ELT,housing
assistance,medical
assistance,SNAP.

IntensiveCase
Management
creatingfamily
selfsufficiencyplan,
makingnecessary
referralsto
employmentservices,
shorttermskills
training,ELT,housing
assistance,medical
assistance,SNAP.

FundingSource:
(CM/RSS/TAG)

2.CaseManagement
Recipients
FY10:664

6.Agency:NDStateSchool
ofScience,Skillsand
TechnologyCenter
Location:Fargo
FundingSource:TAG

7.Agency:GrandForks
AdultLearningCenter
Location:GrandForks
FundingSource:SS

8.Agency:GrandForks
PublicHealth

WFCMA=
$963,006

WFRSS
Formula=
$384,738

WFTOTAL=
$1,347,744

Tot.OtherORR
(NonWF)
Funding:
$458,269

TAGFormula:
$217,269
RSIG:$175,000
Prev.Health
Disc.:$66,000
.

Employment
Services

1.BriefService
Description:
LSS/NDprovides
preemployment
services,job
development,job
placement,andjob
upgradeactivitiesforall
arrivingrefugees,except
forthoseonTANF.In
addition,LSS/ND
contractsfortestingand
trainingforspecific
shorttermemployment
skillstraining,aswellas
EnglishLanguage
training

2.FY2010GPRA
Performance
Outcomes:
EnteredEmployment
:
41%
Employment
Retentions:90%
EnteredEmployment
WithHealthBenefits:
55%
Cashassistance
terminations:58%
CashAssistance
reductions:9%
Averagewage:
$8.91/hr

ELT

Other

1.BriefService
Description
LSS/NDsubcontracts
ELTservicesto1agency
toserveFargo/West
Fargoand1agencyto
serveGrandForksarea.
EmploymentSpecific
ELTprovidedbySkills
andTechnologyCenter.

FundingSource
RSS/TAG

2.ELTRecipients

Orientationisprovided
bytheresettlement
agenciesincluding
numerouscommunity
partnersinthe
presentations.
Interpretersare
providedasneeded.

TheRSIGfunding
assistslocalschool
districtsinCassand
GrandForksCounties
inprovidinganarrayof
servicesandprograms
torefugeeyouthin
needofELTservices.

Location:GrandForks
FundingSource:SS

9.Agency:GlobalFriends
Coalition
Location:GrandForks
FundingSource:SS

10.Agency:NorthDakota
DepartmentofPublic
Instruction
Location:Fargo,WestFargo
andGrandForks
FundingSource:RSIG

11.Agency:FargoCass
PublicHealth
Location:CassCounty
FundingSource:Preventive
Health