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Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program (MRRP)
- AN OVERVIEW -
Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program
♦ Information: 617-727-7888
♦ Applications: Apply at your local immigrant service agency
♦ Local agencies: Immigrant Service Agencies |
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The Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program (MRRP) is a program to help newly arrived refugees become self-sufficient. The program’s main goal is to help refugees get jobs and learn English, so they can support themselves as soon as possible. The Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) is the state agency in charge of this program. Local resettlement agencies provide the services.
To be eligible for the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program, you must be a refugee, asylee, Amerasian, or Cuban/Haitian entrant; a resident of Massachusetts; and you must meet the time-limit requirements. There are also income limits for Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance.
All refugees taking part in the MRRP get case management services and employment services, including English language instruction if needed. Some refugees also get Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance. Many refugees qualify for public benefits such as TAFDC or SSI cash assistance, housing assistance, food stamps, fuel and utility assistance, child care, and MassHealth. To get MRRP benefits, refugees must abide by the rules of the program.
To apply for the MRRP, you should contact the local resettlement agency nearest you (see Immigrant Service Agencies), or call the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants (MORI) at 617-727-7888. Asylees may call the Asylee Information Hotline at 1-800-354-0365.
Links to other web sites with information about the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program.
Refugee Resettlement Program section last updated on 5/25/10
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