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 an assessment of need. An assessment need describes the unique needs of farmworkers in the area based on past and projected agricultural and farmworker activity in the State. Such needs may include but are not limited to: employment, training, and housing.
- 4. Outreach Activities
The 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:
- 4. 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 an assessment of need. An assessment need describes the unique needs of farmworkers in the area based on past and projected agricultural and farmworker activity in the State. Such needs may include but are not limited to: employment, training, and housing.
e. 4. A. Contacting farmworkers who are not being reached by the normal intake activities conducted by the employment service offices
Current Narrative:
West Virginia has developed a new service delivery strategy within the last four (4) years. The State Monitor Advocate and the State WorkForce team trained outreach workers in each American Job Center office area to be able assist agricultural employers, Migrant Seasonal Farm Workers living areas and places where they meet such as at local community events to provide printed materials to farmworkers in a language they understand. These materials contain the full array of services such as employment, training, education, unemployment/benefits and support services. Each local employment office manager and one (1) other staff person have been trained to serve as outreach staff over the next four-year period. Additionally, the West Virginia State Monitor Advocate is collaborating outreach staff with the Virginia State Monitor Advocate in developing expanded contacts to Migrant Seasonal Farm Workers. The development and distribution of comprehensive Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker Handbook occurred in July 2017 with the Field Management Team. Subsequent conference calls with front line staff followed in September. Staff training is ongoing and has been impacted by the retirements and staff turnover.