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e. 4. A. Contacting farmworkers who are not being reached by the normal intake activities conducted by the employment service offices

Current Narrative:

WorkForce has an adequate number of outreach workers for the amount of MSFWs that are present in West Virginia. Due to the relatively low numbers of MSFWs in the state during peak season, WorkForce West Virginia has determined that two outreach workers is sufficient to conduct outreach. WorkForce West Virginia will adjust the number of outreach workers based on the number of MSFWs in the state. Currently our outreach workers devote 100% of their time to MSFW outreach during the peak season and conduct some level of outreach outside of the peak season. Outreach is conducted in person to known MSFWs on a weekly basis and these workers are provided contact information so they can reach the outreach worker by phone or email. 

WorkForce West Virginia is working to compile a comprehensive list of agricultural employers around the state which will allow us to inform employers of available services and to identify additional domestic MSFWs. We will continue to attend conferences and partner with relevant organizations to build relationships with agricultural stakeholders in order to identify and locate domestic MSFWs throughout West Virginia. Working alongside our NFJP grantee and identifying partner or community agencies that might be interacting with this population is a way to identify those farmworkers who are not otherwise being reached. The NFJP grantee has one staff strategically located in Hardy county to provide workforce and career services to MSFWSs and the families. Once identified, outreach staff will work to contact workers to provide information on services available by WorkForce West Virginia and partners.