Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Wagner-Peyser Program (Employment Services)
All Program-Specific Requirements provided for the WIOA core programs in this section must be addressed for either a Unified or Combined State Plan.
e. 4. A. Collaboration
Describe any collaborative agreements the state workforce agency (SWA) has with other MSFW service providers including NFJP grantees and other service providers. Describe how the SWA intends to build upon/increase collaboration with existing partners and in establishing new partners over the next four years (including any approximate timelines for establishing agreements or building upon existing agreements).
Current Narrative:
The State Monitor Advocate and members of a nearby one–stop centers, NFJP, Maine Migrant Health Pro–gram (www.mainemigrant.org), Pine Tree Legal Assistance, (www.ptla.org), Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) food stamp program, Downeast Health Services’ Women Infants and Children (WIC) program (www.downeasthealth.org), and Maine Department of Education’s Migrant Education Pro–gram (http://www.maine.gov/doe/migrant/index.html) coordinate a collaborative resource center called “The Raker’s Center” which is open from the end of July until mid–August. Located in the center of the blue–berry barrens, the Raker’s Center is where blueberry field workers (rakers) find a wide array of educational, occupational, health, and social service supports. MSFWs visiting the Raker’s Center may receive food assistance, gas vouchers, emergency auto repair, emergency lodging, tents, clothing and personal care items, job search services, and referrals to social services.