Purpose of Program

1. Help achieve economic self-sufficiency,
2. Contribute to the stabilization of the farmworkers’ continued employment in farmwork,
3. Acquire skills that permit them to upgrade their employment in agriculture or to progress to other employment outside of farmwork,
   and
4. Support the farmworker during job training.

Stabilization Services

• Productivity
• Service 
• Farmworker Benefit
• Benefit for Farmers 
• Emergency Assistance with Food, Clothes, Shoes, Transportation, or Rent
  $200 to $400 annual assistance for qualifying farmworkers in the area they need the most help. Farmworkers have less worries regarding financial and emergency needs. The workers are able to focus and perform more productively.  
• Pesticide Information Distribution
  All farmworkers that are contacted are given bilingual EPA Pesticide Booklets. These help educate the workers on proper hygiene, workplace safety, health and handling information. The more educated farmworkers are on working with pesticides, the less likely there is to be injury and illness;  Less days of work are lost, and the farmworkers are able to work harder and longer. 
• Referral Services
  When health, rehabilitation, legal, educational, housing and other services are needed, the appropriate referrals are made. Services are coordinated to address the need. A healthy, well cared for farmworker is a better employee than one with unresolved problems.

Training Services

Examples of Services Available:

• Individual Employment Plan 
• Work Experience
• Employment Counseling 
• Workplace Safety
• Customized Training
• Job Search Activities
• Referral Services
• Case Management
• Basic Skills Training
• Occupational Skills Training
• On-The-Job Training
• Job Placement/Job Listings
• English as a Second Language Training

Support Available During Training:

• Groceries & Toiletries
• Gas
• Auto Repairs
• Rent
• Clothes & Shoes
• Materials Necessary for Training
• Equipment & Clothes Necessary for Work