1. Serving Farmworker Youth
Jennifer Kemp
February 5, 2015
AFPOP
Washington, DC

2. Topics we will cover Brief Overview of WIA/WIOA
Program Considerations for Serving Youth and Young Adult Farmworkers
Documentation and Legal Status Issues
Resources that may be useful
Others
Topics we will cover

3. Vision
To achieve and maintain an integrated, job-driven workforce system that links our diverse, talented workforce to our nation’s businesses and improves the quality of life for our citizens.
Based on three key pillars of our system:
One-Stop career centers provide first-rate customer service to jobseekers, workers, and businesses.
The demands of businesses and workers drive workforce solutions.
The workforce system supports strong regional economies.
WIOA

4. WIOA Youth Formula Program
Focus on Out-of-School Youth
Work Experiences
Strong Case Management
Comprehensive Service Delivery

5. 14 Youth Program Elements
Tutoring, study skills training, instruction and dropout prevention and recovery strategies
Alternative secondary school services, or dropout recovery services
Paid and unpaid work experiences
Summer Employment
Year-round Employment
Pre-apprenticeship
Internships
Job Shadowing
On-the-job Training
Occupational skill training– that leads to a credential

6. Youth Program Elements (cont’d)
Education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster (New Element)
Leadership development opportunities
Supportive services
Adult mentoring for a duration of at least 12 months
Follow-up services for not less than 12 months after the completion of participation

7. Youth Program Elements (cont’d)
Comprehensive guidance and counseling
Financial literacy education (New Element)
Entrepreneurial skills training (New Element)
Services that provide labor market and employment information about in-demand industry sectors or occupations, such as career awareness, career counseling, and career exploration services (New Element)
Activities that help youth prepare for and transition to post- secondary education and training (New Element)

8. Youth Committees
Youth Councils to Youth Committees – Strongly Encourage
All online at

9. Program Considerations
Flexibility – Designing programs around the unique needs of the participants and “meeting them where they are at” allowing for flexibility and continued engagement is crucial for the success of the program and participants
Program Considerations

10. Program Considerations
Strong Case Management –compassionate, knowledgeable, supportive and understanding staff
Toolkit For Effective Front-line Services To Youth manual.pdf
Effective Case Management, Workforce3One: dex.aspx
Relationships –knowledgeable staff who connect with others in the community
Program Considerations

11. Case Management Resources
Eligibility of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Participants for Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act Programs - DACA participants with employment authorization may access any WIA services for which they otherwise would qualify. _2-14_Acc.pdf
Case Management Resources

12. Program Considerations
Supportive Services – Offering or referring youth to needed additional services
First Step: A Youth Practitioner's Resource Guide to Supportive Services: 12_Att.pdf
FindYouthInfo.gov
Program Considerations

13. General Youth Resources
Visit FindYouthInfo.gov
Find funding opportunities related to youth
Read cross-cutting content on youth issues
Sign up for the newsletter
And more!
us at
General Youth Resources #

14. Program Considerations
Basic skills and High School Diploma or Equivalent Attainment (low literacy and numeracy skills, limited English proficient, dropout recovery)
Develop a realistic plan
Early assessment
Build partnerships
Program Considerations

15. Program Considerations
Work readiness and career exploration
resume building, soft skill or essential skill development that helps these youth learn teamwork, communication, time-management, conflict resolution, and how to dress appropriately for the job, among others.
job fairs and mock interviews
labor market information to help them better understand their employment and training options.
Program Considerations

16. Career Exploration Resources
Career Exploration Resources

17. Program Considerations
Work experience opportunities –flexible, comprehensive workforce development programs can make a difference.
Temporary off-seasons- positions to build their essential and basic skills and to earn a paycheck
Significant engagement with businesses in your local area helps.
A Resource Guide to Engaging Employers: Jobs for the Future, presents working models of successful employer engagement and lessons for securing and sustaining partnerships with employers. ls/A-Resource-Guide-to-Employer-Engagement pdf
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18. Program Considerations
Access to postsecondary education and training, including credentials –
Program activities to support youth in accessing postsecondary options: providing assistance with financial aid applications, college campus tours and other supportive services to ensure success along their educational path.
Program Considerations

19. Tuition Assistance Resources
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP). 
Scholarship Information
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20. Program Considerations
Mentoring – Provide adult and employer-based mentoring.
Mentoring Youth and Young Parents: A Guidebook for Programs Helping Youth and Young Parents Navigate a Pathway to Self-Sufficiency - ttachment.pdf
Paving the Way to Work: A Guide to Career-Focused Mentoring - way-to-work
Program Considerations