Maryland Rural Maryland Rural Development Development CorporationCorporation

Annual Report for the Annual Report for the Year 2004Year 2004

Maryland Rural Development Maryland Rural Development CorporationCorporation

P.O. Box 4848P.O. Box 4848Annapolis, MD 21403Annapolis, MD 21403

Agency Mission 2004Agency Mission 2004

MRDC provides resources that MRDC provides resources that promote self-sufficiency in low promote self-sufficiency in low

income families and build strong, income families and build strong, sustainable communities sustainable communities

throughout rural Maryland.throughout rural Maryland.

Agency Strategic Plan Agency Strategic Plan 2004-20052004-2005

Key Issues for MRDCKey Issues for MRDC

– LeadershipLeadership– Technology Technology – CollaborationsCollaborations– Outcome-based Outcome-based

planningplanning– Marketing Marketing – Organizational Organizational

environment of environment of innovation and innovation and learning learning

VISION STATEMENT VISION STATEMENT 2004-052004-05

The Maryland Rural Development The Maryland Rural Development Corp is a strong and effective Corp is a strong and effective statewide organization that...statewide organization that...

• Identifies and develops resources Identifies and develops resources to support individual, family and to support individual, family and community developmentcommunity development

• Provides effective leadership in Provides effective leadership in rural Maryland, helping rural Maryland, helping communities achieve growth and communities achieve growth and self-sustainabilityself-sustainability

• Maximizes the use of technology to Maximizes the use of technology to enhance the delivery of services enhance the delivery of services and informationand information

• Utilizes resources in collaborative Utilizes resources in collaborative partnershipspartnerships

• Works with communities to Works with communities to identify changing needs and identify changing needs and develops programs to address the develops programs to address the issuesissues

The 10 MRDC Essential Elements of Success 2004-

20051.1. Increasing development and Increasing development and

marketing capacity marketing capacity 2.2. Review corporate name change Review corporate name change

benefitsbenefits3.3. Analyzing programs and priorities, Analyzing programs and priorities, 4.4. Examining unmet needs and future Examining unmet needs and future

markets markets 5.5. Providing resources, information and Providing resources, information and

training to community leaders training to community leaders (including entrepreneurial (including entrepreneurial opportunities)opportunities)

6.6. Technology to facilitate effective use Technology to facilitate effective use of data in programs and decision of data in programs and decision makingmaking

7.7. Training staff to use technology Training staff to use technology effectivelyeffectively

8.8. Creating an effective work Creating an effective work environment to attract and maintain environment to attract and maintain quality staff and volunteersquality staff and volunteers

9.9. Analysis and strengthening alliances Analysis and strengthening alliances in communities servedin communities served

10.10. Identify and access stable funding Identify and access stable funding streamsstreams

Board Development Board Development 20042004• Board members participated actively in the strategic Board members participated actively in the strategic

planning process, community assessments, planning process, community assessments, monitoring reviews and presentations to elected monitoring reviews and presentations to elected officials and community groups throughout the year. officials and community groups throughout the year.

• Members attended agency oriented, as well as state, Members attended agency oriented, as well as state, regional and national trainings to strengthen the regional and national trainings to strengthen the body’s role in agency governance. body’s role in agency governance.

• Met to review and amend the agency by-laws, Met to review and amend the agency by-laws, personnel policies and other policy based doctrine to personnel policies and other policy based doctrine to assure compliance with pertinent regulations.assure compliance with pertinent regulations.

• Board implemented agency wide fraud policies to Board implemented agency wide fraud policies to help assure stewardship and fiscal/programmatic help assure stewardship and fiscal/programmatic integrity integrity

• Recruited representatives of the private sector and Recruited representatives of the private sector and the low-income community the low-income community

• Board members collaborated with and actively Board members collaborated with and actively participated in joint Board and Head Start Policy participated in joint Board and Head Start Policy Council matters Council matters

• Board members advocated for the MRDC mission and Board members advocated for the MRDC mission and services through numerous local and state services through numerous local and state committees.committees.

MRDC Head Start MRDC Head Start Program Services 2004Program Services 2004

Nadine Owens Burton, DirectorNadine Owens Burton, Director

• Enrollment: 447 3-4 yrs olds Enrollment: 447 3-4 yrs olds • 2004 Summer Program 115 children2004 Summer Program 115 children

• In kind Contributions $674,616In kind Contributions $674,616• 9 Centers & 3 offices serving Caroline, Cecil 9 Centers & 3 offices serving Caroline, Cecil

and Harford counties and Harford counties • Utilized the Maryland Model For School Utilized the Maryland Model For School Readiness and the STEP Literacy ProgramReadiness and the STEP Literacy Program

• Offers early childhood education, family Offers early childhood education, family services, nutrition, health screenings, health services, nutrition, health screenings, health

and safety education, mental health and and safety education, mental health and disability resources and support to low disability resources and support to low

income children and their familiesincome children and their families

MRDC Housing and Transportation MRDC Housing and Transportation ServicesServices

Gary Sawyer, Community Services DirectorGary Sawyer, Community Services Director

• Housing Services for low income familiesHousing Services for low income families– Cecil , Kent & Caroline CountiesCecil , Kent & Caroline Counties

• Mid Shore Consortium Homeless Mid Shore Consortium Homeless Management Information Services Management Information Services (HMIS) coordination (HMIS) coordination

• Individual Development Account (IDA) Individual Development Account (IDA) Asset Development Case ManagementAsset Development Case Management

• Transportation services for medical, Transportation services for medical, training and employment resourcestraining and employment resources– Cecil & Talbot CountiesCecil & Talbot Counties

MRDC Low Income Housing MRDC Low Income Housing AssistanceAssistance

Dedra Hicks, CoordinatorDedra Hicks, CoordinatorRev. Charles Cephas, CounselorRev. Charles Cephas, Counselor• Section 8 Rental Housing AssistanceSection 8 Rental Housing Assistance

Caroline CountyCaroline County 143 vouchers @ 96% lease up143 vouchers @ 96% lease upKent County Kent County 28 vouchers @ 98 % lease up28 vouchers @ 98 % lease up

• Housing Counseling ServicesHousing Counseling ServicesHomeownership readiness - 60 households trainedHomeownership readiness - 60 households trained

• Foreclosure Prevention – Foreclosure Prevention – 40 Households assisted &40 Households assisted & 24 on the wait list24 on the wait list• First Time Home Buyer Mortgage AssistanceFirst Time Home Buyer Mortgage Assistance

1.2 million dollars in 11.2 million dollars in 1stst time home buyers packaged time home buyers packaged10 Homebuyers assisted10 Homebuyers assisted

• Asset Development (IDA) Case Management Asset Development (IDA) Case Management 10 cases managed to assist individuals in business 10 cases managed to assist individuals in business

start up, education start up, education and home ownershipand home ownership

MRDC Transportation MRDC Transportation Services Services

Marie Price, CoordinatorMarie Price, CoordinatorCecil County Job Access/Reverse Commute Cecil County Job Access/Reverse Commute ProgramProgram

1700 Trips31,700 miles driven43 unduplicated customers assisted in finding or improving employment conditions

Cecil County Therapeutic Youth Services 1998 Trips1998 Trips30,933 miles driven30,933 miles driven31 31 unduplicated customers assisted to receive needed services assisted to receive needed services

Talbot County Medical Assistance Transportation Talbot County Medical Assistance Transportation Services Services 173 173 unduplicated customers assisted in achieving access to assisted in achieving access to health carehealth care 79,566 miles driven79,566 miles driven

MD-Rural Community Assistance MD-Rural Community Assistance Project (MD-RCAP)Project (MD-RCAP)

Joyce DeLaurentis, Lead Technical Assistance ProviderJoyce DeLaurentis, Lead Technical Assistance ProviderMike Murray, West. MD Tech. Assistance ProviderMike Murray, West. MD Tech. Assistance Provider

• The MD Rural Community Assistance Project (MD-RCAP) The MD Rural Community Assistance Project (MD-RCAP) provides direct and indirect technical assistance to rural towns provides direct and indirect technical assistance to rural towns and communities with populations under 10,000 and communities with populations under 10,000

• MD-RCAP provided direct technical assistance to 36 small, rural, MD-RCAP provided direct technical assistance to 36 small, rural, low to moderate income communities in calendar year 2004.low to moderate income communities in calendar year 2004.

• Two Full Time Technical Assistance Providers (TAP) in 2005Two Full Time Technical Assistance Providers (TAP) in 2005• Contractual assistance in training and grant administration in Contractual assistance in training and grant administration in

2005 2005 • Volunteer in Services to America (VISTA) project provides Volunteer in Services to America (VISTA) project provides

support to 2 full time volunteers to perform outreach, community support to 2 full time volunteers to perform outreach, community surveys and rate studies.surveys and rate studies.

• Technical assistance included loan/grant packaging, engineering Technical assistance included loan/grant packaging, engineering assistance, administrative and reporting training, workshops and assistance, administrative and reporting training, workshops and presentations to elected and appointed officialspresentations to elected and appointed officials

• Leveraged 8.5 million dollars in infrastructure improvements to Leveraged 8.5 million dollars in infrastructure improvements to rural low-income communitiesrural low-income communities

• Developed an interactive Developed an interactive Community Resource GuideCommunity Resource Guide for use by for use by community leaders to access information on infrastructure community leaders to access information on infrastructure regulations, funding and training resources. Anticipated regulations, funding and training resources. Anticipated publish/release date Spring 2005.publish/release date Spring 2005.

Training for Elected Officials Training for Elected Officials and Small Communities and Small Communities

MD-RCAP sponsored and in partnership with MD-RCAP sponsored and in partnership with University of Maryland, trained 142 elected University of Maryland, trained 142 elected officials and community leaders throughout the officials and community leaders throughout the year, including workshops on running effective year, including workshops on running effective meetings, innovative rural housing strategies meetings, innovative rural housing strategies and rural resources for small communities. and rural resources for small communities.

Additional training topics included solid waste Additional training topics included solid waste management techniques, water and wastewater management techniques, water and wastewater impacts on low-income communities, and other impacts on low-income communities, and other topics of interest to small communities.topics of interest to small communities.

MD-RCAP Small Town Circuit Rider MD-RCAP Small Town Circuit Rider ProgramProgram

Dale Mumford, Lead Circuit RiderDale Mumford, Lead Circuit RiderDavid Teel, Donald Bradley and Stanley Hearne, Circuit David Teel, Donald Bradley and Stanley Hearne, Circuit

RidersRidersCaroline/Dorchester CountiesCaroline/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 2005New partnerships under development in 2005 Sharptown Barclay Mardela Spring

Partnerships in Community Partnerships in Community BuildingBuilding

20042004• MD Community Action PartnershipMD Community Action Partnership• MD Rural Council/ Forum Foundation MD Rural Council/ Forum Foundation • MD Assn. of Housing and Re-Development MD Assn. of Housing and Re-Development

AgenciesAgencies• Susquehanna Workforce NetworkSusquehanna Workforce Network• SE-RCAP Advisory Committee leadershipSE-RCAP Advisory Committee leadership• MD Head Start Directors Assn.MD Head Start Directors Assn.• MD Head Start AssociationMD Head Start Association• MD Center for Community Development (IDA MD Center for Community Development (IDA

partnership)partnership)• First Mariner Bank (IDA accounts)First Mariner Bank (IDA accounts)

MRDC Funding Sources MRDC Funding Sources FY 2004FY 2004

• Federal Grants and ContractsFederal Grants and Contracts• State Funded Grants and ContractsState Funded Grants and Contracts

• Local Grants and ContractsLocal Grants and Contracts• Private Contributions and Private Contributions and

Volunteerism (Inkind)Volunteerism (Inkind)• For profit ventures by the CorporationFor profit ventures by the Corporation

Fiscal impact in rural Fiscal impact in rural MarylandMaryland

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 MRDC services leveraged an estimated 14 million dollars to the state and local million dollars to the state and local economy (FY 2004).economy (FY 2004).

SUMMARY SUMMARY Year 2004 was a year of…..Year 2004 was a year of…..

• Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) implementation (ROMA) implementation

• Expansion of services in Expansion of services in – HMIS Database training and administration HMIS Database training and administration – Individual Development Account Case Individual Development Account Case

ManagementManagement– MD-RCAP service and training resourcesMD-RCAP service and training resources– Circuit Rider regional expansionCircuit Rider regional expansion

• Evaluation (internal and external reviews Evaluation (internal and external reviews conducted)conducted)– Head Start Tri annual reviewHead Start Tri annual review– ROMA Management Review May 2004.ROMA Management Review May 2004.

Contact InformationContact Information

Maryland Rural Development Maryland Rural Development CorporationCorporation

P.O. Box 4848P.O. Box 4848Annapolis, MD 21403Annapolis, MD 21403

www.mrdc.netwww.mrdc.net410 269-0910410 269-0910