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. E. Coordinating outreach efforts with NFJP grantees as well as with public and private community service agencies and MSFW groups
Current Narrative:
Similar to other states, ADWS entered into a statewide memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arkansas Human Development Corporation (AHDC), the State’s National Farmworker Jobs Program grantee. This MOU assists in establishing and demonstrating effective outreach coordination.
The NFJP grantee, AHDC, provides career and training services and related assistance for MSFWs, along with Arkansas Workforce Center staff. The cooperative agreement between ADWS and AHDC was developed to coordinate and enhance service delivery to MSFWs. This partnership provides for the sharing of labor market information, basic, individualized, and career services, training, supportive services and job-related resources available to MSFWs. As stated previously, this partnership coordinates outreach to workers with AHDC. This provides AHDC the opportunity to meet with the employers, workers, and offer services available under the NFJP. This additionally aides in removing the barrier for the NFJP grantee in meeting workers at the work site where it may have been an issue in the past with employers. Another partner coordination of efforts includes the use of the mobile units and outreach staff with the Mexican Consulate events. These events allow individuals to take advantage of resume writing, job searches, and one on one with a specialist while waiting for services with the remote services of the Mexican Consulate.