Narrative: e. 4.

Currently, there is one full-time AES outreach staff domiciled in the Southeast Workforce Region of Missouri. Recently, a part-time outreach staff was hired to provide additional coverage of the northern part of the state. Both bilingual staff have an agricultural background. During peak season, AES staff spends a large majority of their time in the field, at MSFW gathering locations, and events with MSFW presence. During non-peak season, the AES staff travels throughout the entire state and connects with other local organizations and agricultural employers to locate MSFWs.. The AES staff has completed training on outreach responsibilities and duties. Other trainings is coordinated among other organizations such as Wage and Hour Division, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and UMOS human trafficking program. Trainings on identifying an MSFW and services to be provided, as well as Employment Service and Employment-Relate Law Complaint System, and Agricultural Recruitment System were provided to Missouri Job Center staff through webinars. Additional interactive trainings are available on our Learning Management System and through virtual webinars to assist staff to fill-in any knowledge gaps there may be. This strategy will increase local program knowledge and will increase MSFW registrations for Missouri providing a wide range of services to the farmworkers and agricultural employers.