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. Agricultural Outreach Plan (aop). Each State Agency Must Develop an Aop Every Four Years as Part of the Unified or Combined State Plan Required Under Sections 102 or 103 of WIOA. the Aop Must Include--
- 2. Outreach ActivitiesThe local offices outreach activities must be designed to meet the needs of MSFWs in the State and to locate and contact MSFWs who are not being reached through normal intake activities. Describe the State agency's proposed strategies for:
- 2. Outreach Activities
- e. Agricultural Outreach Plan (aop). Each State Agency Must Develop an Aop Every Four Years as Part of the Unified or Combined State Plan Required Under Sections 102 or 103 of WIOA. the Aop Must Include--
e. 2. A. Contacting Farmworkers Who Are Not Being Reached by the Normal Intake Activities Conducted by the Employment Service Offices.
Current Narrative:
From an initial cooperative agreement, DWD and the National Farm Worker Jobs Program / 167 WIA Grantee have expanded their partnership to include out-stationing of NFJP staff at four (4) WorkOne centers in South Bend, Kokomo, Columbus, and Vincennes. This agreement to share office space in our WorkOne centers with NFJP staff has improved access to employment and training services for farm workers and has provided the agency with staff who are bilingual and who have experience in working with farm workers.In addition, the staff from the National Farm Worker Jobs Program / 167 WIA Grantee has forged strong partnerships with the local WorkOne staff to ensure one-stop services are accessible to MSFW.
The State Monitor Advocate (SMA) works with Career Services to provide technical assistance to staff of the WorkOne system. This includes training in referral of migrant and seasonal farm workers (MSFW) to agricultural and non-agricultural job orders and coordination with Proteus© to conduct both outreach services as well as the designated National Farm Worker Jobs Program (NFJP)/ 167 WIA Grantee to improve services to MSFWs.
Historically, the State has always used outside entities to conduct Outreach. Through that partnership our WorkOne offices are able to reach a much broader MSFW audience than the WorkOne office staff are able to do in their normal intake activities. The strategy to co-locate offices helps drive MSFW clients into the one-stop office. This partnership has long been a cornerstone of Indiana’s MSFW program and a key strategy to increasing our overall activities.
As the state transitions from a contract with Proteus for provision of outreach activities to state merit staff conducting outreach, the SMA will work with Proteus, the Regional Monitor Advocate, and local office staff with respect to the Outreach function (in general) as well as developing additional strategies for technical assistance, increasing awareness across core programs, Outreach worker professional development activities, coordination with NFJP partner, etc.