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National Farmworker Jobs Program: National Farmworker Jobs Program: Assessing Your Farmworker Participants for Assessing Your Farmworker Participants for
Employability and Preparing them for Change Employability and Preparing them for Change
Tuesday, December 11, 2:00-3:00pm ESTTuesday, December 11, 2:00-3:00pm EST
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WelcomeWelcome
Amy YoungAmy YoungUnit Chief, Specialty National Unit Chief, Specialty National Programs Office of Workforce Programs Office of Workforce
Investment Employment and Training Investment Employment and Training AdministrationAdministration
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Presenters
Jeanna Vaughn, Director, Workforce Development, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs
Roni Spetalnick, Regional Manager – Southwest Area, HELP-NEW MEXICO
Featured SpeakersFeatured Speakers
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Farmworker Barriers to Education and Farmworker Barriers to Education and EmploymentEmployment
Poverty
Language
Education Levels
Rural Locations
Work History
Transportation
Unstable Housing
Lack of Knowledge of Options and Resources
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HELP-New Mexico, Inc.
Exists to Create Self-Sufficiency and Promote Economic
Opportunities to Strengthen Families throughout New Mexico
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HELP-NM’s 3 Divisions
Family Services Division
Workforce Development
Division
PROGRAMSNational Farmworker Jobs Program
Community Services Block Grant
Workforce Investment Act-Youth Programs
Child Development
Division
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New Mexico
Population: 1.9 Million PeopleLand: 121,589 Square Miles
45% Latino Population
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New Mexico Demographic Data
o41% of Working Families are Low Incomeo37% of Jobs are in Occupations that
Pay Below the Poverty Lineo37% of Low Income Working Families have
Parent(s) with no High School Diploma or GED
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HELP-New HELP-New Mexico, Inc.Mexico, Inc.
Southwestern Southwestern RegionRegion
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HELP-NM’s National HELP-NM’s National Farmworker Jobs Program Farmworker Jobs Program
(NFJP) Services(NFJP) Services
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The people we serve:
• are more successful if their training happens in their communities
• want to better their lives
• want to be role models for their children
• take pride in good work and a job well done
• feel more confident to pursue such things as a GED or ESL classes once they have some job success
What We Have LearnedWhat We Have Learned
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• to be highly selective with who we get to train our farmworkers
• the importance of the right match- trainee with a trainer
• that the right person in the right job breaks the cycle of poverty
• as an agency we can empower a more diverse and inclusive workforce
• a good training program gives their trainees wings
And We And We Learned:Learned:
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• The modernized farm is complex and highly technological
• Farm owners need reliable people to care for their everyday interests on a year round basis
• The work one learns on the farm is transferable to many and various industries
• Agricultural work is a potential career path
What we What we knowknow
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Assessment Planning Facilitation Monitoring and Advocacy Follow- up
EffectiveEffective Case Management Case Management Involves:Involves:
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Creating S.M.A.R.T. Goals that are agreed to between the trainer and the trainee:
S: Specific
M: Measurable
A: Attainable
R: Realistic
T: Timely
Creating Creating ClarityClarity
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• Ensures successful outcomes
• Allows for goals to be re-evaluated and changed to affect a more positive outcome
• Determines if referrals to other supportive agencies are in a participant’s best interest
• Builds and strengthens relationships with the trainee, the trainer and the employment specialist
Monitoring and Monitoring and Advocacy:Advocacy:
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Case NotesCommunicationFollow Up
Data Includes:Data Includes:
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• 87.5% Placed in Jobs upon Completion of Training
• 90.5 % Retained Employment for 9 Months After Entering Employment (Job Stability)
• $13,061 Average Earnings (6 months)
ResultsResults::
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John was a fieldworker his entire working life. Now he is employed as a plasterer
Denise was a farmworker and now has the opportunity to work in an office. SHE LOVES IT! THEY LOVE HER!
Financial literacy skill training helps participants manage their finances once they get sustainable employment.
Solar panel installation training has opened doors for each participant.
David was a pecan picker. Now he is making $10.00 an hour
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Ms. Roni Spetalnick
Regional Manager – Southwest Area
(575) 526-2402 [email protected]
Ms. Rita Garcia-McManus
Workforce Development Division Director
(505) 766-4950 [email protected]
Mr. John Martinez
Executive Director
(505) 766-4918 [email protected]
HELP-NM Workforce Development Division HELP-NM Workforce Development Division Contacts:Contacts:
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Question and Answer PeriodQuestion and Answer Period
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NFJP Program
Website:
http://www.doleta.gov/Farmworker/
E-mail: [email protected]
Speakers’ Contact InformationSpeakers’ Contact Information
Roni Spetalnick, HELP-NM Website:
www.helpnm.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 575-526-2402
Jeanna Vaughn, AFOP
Website: www.afop.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 202-828-6006 ext. 109
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For more information about the Workforce Investment System: Visit www.careeronestop.org Call 1-877-US2-JOBS