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:
The VDOL has developed an MOU with Pathstone, the JFJP grantee, to address the coordination of outreach efforts in Vermont. The MOU sets out responsibilities to ensure most effective and efficient utilization of US DOL funds for the administration and operation of the Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker outreach programs. It describes that both organizations will coordinate outreach, require participants to be registered in VJL, refer eligible participants in appropriate WIOA One-Stop partner programs, share information and collaborate on special projects, training, and professional development activities.
The VDOL SMA will coordinate in person visits with Pathstone at least annually. Further, the VDOL leadership will support public and private community service agencies and MSFW groups by attending meetings, providing services, making resources available, and helping in other ways when requested. In addition, staff will continue to foster cooperation with other governmental and community-based organizations in providing information and promoting the MSFW program at appropriate meetings and through other avenues.