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Maryland Rural Development Corporation

Maryland Rural Development Corporation. Annual Report for the Year 2004 Maryland Rural Development Corporation P.O. Box 4848 Annapolis, MD 21403. Agency Mission 2004.

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Maryland Rural Development Corporation

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  1. Maryland Rural Development Corporation Annual Report for the Year 2004 Maryland Rural Development Corporation P.O. Box 4848 Annapolis, MD 21403

  2. Agency Mission 2004 MRDC provides resources that promote self-sufficiency in low income families and build strong, sustainable communities throughout rural Maryland.

  3. Agency Strategic Plan 2004-2005 Key Issues for MRDC • Leadership • Technology • Collaborations • Outcome-based planning • Marketing • Organizational environment of innovation and learning

  4. VISION STATEMENT 2004-05 The Maryland Rural Development Corp is a strong and effective statewide organization that... • Identifies and develops resources to support individual, family and community development • Provides effective leadership in rural Maryland, helping communities achieve growth and self-sustainability • Maximizes the use of technology to enhance the delivery of services and information • Utilizes resources in collaborative partnerships • Works with communities to identify changing needs and develops programs to address the issues

  5. The 10 MRDC Essential Elements of Success 2004-2005 • Increasing development and marketing capacity • Review corporate name change benefits • Analyzing programs and priorities, • Examining unmet needs and future markets • Providing resources, information and training to community leaders (including entrepreneurial opportunities) • Technology to facilitate effective use of data in programs and decision making • Training staff to use technology effectively • Creating an effective work environment to attract and maintain quality staff and volunteers • Analysis and strengthening alliances in communities served • Identify and access stable funding streams

  6. Board Development 2004 • Board members participated actively in the strategic planning process, community assessments, monitoring reviews and presentations to elected officials and community groups throughout the year. • Members attended agency oriented, as well as state, regional and national trainings to strengthen the body’s role in agency governance. • Met to review and amend the agency by-laws, personnel policies and other policy based doctrine to assure compliance with pertinent regulations. • Board implemented agency wide fraud policies to help assure stewardship and fiscal/programmatic integrity • Recruited representatives of the private sector and the low-income community • Board members collaborated with and actively participated in joint Board and Head Start Policy Council matters • Board members advocated for the MRDC mission and services through numerous local and state committees.

  7. MRDC Head Start Program Services 2004 Nadine Owens Burton, Director • Enrollment: 447 3-4 yrs olds • 2004 Summer Program 115 children • In kind Contributions $674,616 • 9 Centers & 3 offices serving Caroline, Cecil and Harford counties • Utilized the Maryland Model For School Readiness and the STEP Literacy Program • Offers early childhood education, family services, nutrition, health screenings, health and safety education, mental health and disability resources and support to low income children and their families

  8. MRDC Housing and Transportation ServicesGary Sawyer, Community Services Director • Housing Services for low income families • Cecil , Kent & Caroline Counties • Mid Shore Consortium Homeless Management Information Services (HMIS) coordination • Individual Development Account (IDA) Asset Development Case Management • Transportation services for medical, training and employment resources • Cecil & Talbot Counties

  9. MRDC Low Income Housing AssistanceDedra Hicks, CoordinatorRev. Charles Cephas, Counselor • Section 8 Rental Housing Assistance Caroline County 143 vouchers @ 96% lease up Kent County 28 vouchers @ 98 % lease up • Housing Counseling ServicesHomeownership readiness - 60 households trained • Foreclosure Prevention – 40 Households assisted & 24 on the wait list • First Time Home Buyer Mortgage Assistance 1.2 million dollars in 1st time home buyers packaged 10 Homebuyers assisted • Asset Development (IDA) Case Management 10 cases managed to assist individuals in business start up, education and home ownership

  10. MRDC Transportation Services Marie Price, Coordinator Cecil County Job Access/Reverse Commute Program 1700 Trips 31,700 miles driven 43 unduplicated customers assisted in finding or improving employment conditions Cecil County Therapeutic Youth Services 1998 Trips 30,933 miles driven 31 unduplicated customers assisted to receive needed services Talbot County Medical Assistance Transportation Services 173 unduplicated customers assisted in achieving access to health care 79,566 miles driven

  11. MD-Rural Community Assistance Project (MD-RCAP)Joyce DeLaurentis, Lead Technical Assistance ProviderMike Murray, West. MD Tech. Assistance Provider • The MD Rural Community Assistance Project (MD-RCAP) provides direct and indirect technical assistance to rural towns and communities with populations under 10,000 • MD-RCAP provided direct technical assistance to 36 small, rural, low to moderate income communities in calendar year 2004. • Two Full Time Technical Assistance Providers (TAP) in 2005 • Contractual assistance in training and grant administration in 2005 • Volunteer in Services to America (VISTA) project provides support to 2 full time volunteers to perform outreach, community surveys and rate studies. • Technical assistance included loan/grant packaging, engineering assistance, administrative and reporting training, workshops and presentations to elected and appointed officials • Leveraged 8.5 million dollars in infrastructure improvements to rural low-income communities • Developed an interactive Community Resource Guide for use by community leaders to access information on infrastructure regulations, funding and training resources. Anticipated publish/release date Spring 2005.

  12. Training for Elected Officials and Small Communities MD-RCAP sponsored and in partnership with University of Maryland, trained 142 elected officials and community leaders throughout the year, including workshops on running effective meetings, innovative rural housing strategies and rural resources for small communities. Additional training topics included solid waste management techniques, water and wastewater impacts on low-income communities, and other topics of interest to small communities.

  13. MD-RCAP Small Town Circuit Rider ProgramDale Mumford, Lead Circuit RiderDavid Teel, Donald Bradley and Stanley Hearne, Circuit Riders Caroline/Dorchester Counties Vienna Goldsboro Marydel Henderson Brookview Church Creek Galestown Eldorado Upper Shore Region Betterton (Kent County) Millington (Kent County) Sudlersville (Queen Anne County) Charlestown (Cecil County) New partnerships under development in 2005 Sharptown Barclay Mardela Spring

  14. Partnerships in Community Building2004 • MD Community Action Partnership • MD Rural Council/ Forum Foundation • MD Assn. of Housing and Re-Development Agencies • Susquehanna Workforce Network • SE-RCAP Advisory Committee leadership • MD Head Start Directors Assn. • MD Head Start Association • MD Center for Community Development (IDA partnership) • First Mariner Bank (IDA accounts)

  15. MRDC Funding Sources FY 2004 • Federal Grants and Contracts • State Funded Grants and Contracts • Local Grants and Contracts • Private Contributions and Volunteerism (Inkind) • For profit ventures by the Corporation

  16. Fiscal impact in rural Maryland In FY 2004, MRDC administered 5.2 million dollars of direct services to assist rural low-income families and communities. MRDC services leveraged an estimated 14 million dollars to the state and local economy (FY 2004).

  17. SUMMARY Year 2004 was a year of….. • Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) implementation • Expansion of services in • HMIS Database training and administration • Individual Development Account Case Management • MD-RCAP service and training resources • Circuit Rider regional expansion • Evaluation (internal and external reviews conducted) • Head Start Tri annual review • ROMA Management Review May 2004.

  18. Contact Information Maryland Rural Development Corporation P.O. Box 4848 Annapolis, MD 21403 www.mrdc.net 410 269-0910

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