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Plan: Missouri PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: Wagner-Peyser Act

Narrative: e. 4. C.

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e. 4. C. Data Assessment.

Review the previous four years Wagner-Peyser data reports on performance. Note whether the State has been meeting its goals to provide MSFWs quantitatively proportionate services as compared to non-MSFWs. If it has not met these goals, explain why the State believes such goals were not met and how the State intends to improve its provision of services in order to meet such goals.

Current Narrative:

The State met its goals DWD’s last assessment of progress (AOP) was for PY 2014 and the goal was to meet four out of five equity indicators of compliance, as well as meeting four out of seven minimum service level indicators, even though the state is not required to do so. No problems or difficulties were encountered in meeting equity indicators, minimum service levels, or planned levels of activity.

The Migrant Seasonal Farmworker program is operated with 10% Wagner–Peyser funding. This funding is used to support two positions, one is the State Monitor Advocate, the other is a full time outreach staff person. Missouri’s goal for the MSFW Program is 200 outreach contacts per year. Active participation by Job Center staff, and engagement with partners, makes this goal achievable. DWD conducts outreach to workers in groups, instead of one–on–one consultations. This has resulted in a huge increase of MSFW registrations which more than doubled in the last year.

Missouri’s outreach goal for the MSFW Program is 200 outreach contacts per year. Active participation by Job Center staff, and engagement with partners, makes this goal achievable. DWD conducts outreach to workers in groups, instead of one–on–one consultations. This has resulted in a huge increase of MSFW registrations which more than doubled in the last year.

It is projected that the Southeast region will work to increase their agricultural job orders by 15 and contact 100 MSFWs by the end of September 2016. During the peak season, their goal is to obtain job orders resulting from the previous quarter’s outreach efforts and contact an additional 100 MSFWs. Post season goals are to reach 50 MSFWs as well as working with employers to provide seasonal labor needs.

The West Central region is working to increase the numbers which had dropped due to the closing of one of the Missouri Job Centers in the area that was a major site for MSFWs. The goal for the Region will be to increase the current enrollment by 25. In the past this region had exceeded expectations in registrations, job orders and job developments and plans to reach their goals and exceed them in 2016.