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 SWA and the newly appointed SMA maintain a close working relationship with Proteus© with respect to the outreach function. Through this partnership, our WorkOne offices are able to reach a much broader MSFW audience than the WorkOne office staff are able to do in their normal intake activities. While Proteus no longer maintains the Outreach function, the strategy to co-locate offices helps drive MSFW clients into the one-stop office. This co-location has specifically helped Indiana coordinate the activities between the state and partner one-stop staff and the MSFW staff.
The newly appointed SMA and State merit Outreach worker are also active with the Indiana MSFW Coalition which consists of several entities (Indiana Dept. of Education, Wage and Hour Division, Indiana Health Centers, Migrant Services Law Center, Indiana Housing, among others) dedicated to a variety of advocacy-related issues involving agricultural farmworkers.
Over the next 12-month period, the SMA and our newly hired state staff for MSFW outreach will continue to work with Proteus, the Regional Monitor Advocate, and local office staff with respect to the Outreach function (in general) as well as developing additional strategies for technical assistance, increasing awareness across core programs, Outreach worker professional development activities, coordination with NFJP partner, etc.
To create a plan of outreach, the SWA is continuing to create a working plan for the MSFW Outreach Specialist to create a “roadmap” of Indiana farms, seasons and seasonal workers to better understand where the “most in need” outreach is in Indiana. Once a map is completed, the MSFW Team is traveling to each region to educate local staff, non-profits and other partners what services are available in each area of the State of Indiana. The MSFW Outreach Specialist will then work with local growers and non-profits to find, enroll and offer services to MSFW clients. The MSFW team will compile data and share to create a better understanding of the MSFW population and needs. SWA also provides translation services for each client that enters the system at the local one stop centers.
SWA is in the process of creating an MOU with Proteus (as the NFJP provider) as outlined in 20CFR 653.108 and TEGL 8-17 that is due February 14, 2019. Once complete and approved, we are confident the partnership will create a seamless process to better serve our MSFW population.