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. E. Coordinating Outreach Efforts with Nfjp Grantees as Well as with Public and Private Community Service Agencies and Msfw Groups.
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.