Glade Valley Community Service

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service is based in Baltimore. The organization offers a wide range of refugee resettlement services. It has resettled more than 330,000 refugees since 1939 and is on of the largest voluntary agencies in the United States. The organization specializes in resettling unaccompanied refugee children. It serves asylum seekers, undocumented people and other immigrants through a network of community-based projects and a detention watch network. The organization also serves people who are permanent residents and need help with legal issues and steps to citizenship. It reunites refugees with their families, provides financial aid and support for independent living, and promotes education and employment. The organization s range of programs include children s and legal services, travel loan services, employment training, legal orientation materials, matching grant, and asylum and immigration grant programs.

Established in 1863, St. Ann s was chartered by President Abraham Lincoln. It offers care services for underprivileged women and children. It offers various medical services, including nursing, prenatal and postpartum follow-up care, and labor and delivery. The home offers various parenthood training, which includes instruction in caring for infants, family life education and child development. St. Ann s offers classes in household management, which includes cooking, shopping, budgeting and housekeeping. It also offers educational classes in junior and senior high school subjects, preparation for civil service exams and general equivalency diploma preparation. Additionally, St. Ann s offers various recreation programs, including arts and crafts, cultural and sports events, shopping trips and swimming. St. Ann s also offers residential center and day care program for children. It is located in Hyattsville, Md.