Our program works to identify the children of farmworkers that have moved in the last three years or youth who are working in agriculture. Often as children move with their families they can fall behind in school and we work to help them over come those gaps.
If any young adult has not yet finished high school we have resources to help them finish. We also have resources for second language learners to learn English.
We often know of resources in communities that can help farmworkers and these can be very helpful for farmers and agriculture producers also.In addition we have instructors that can teach English, help workers know about safety protocols, provide PPE to eligible workers, etc.
Understanding America’s Labor Shortage: The Most Impacted Industries The transportation, health care and social assistance, and accommodation and food sectors have had the highest numbers of job openings.
Every five years, Congress passes legislation that sets national agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry policy, commonly referred to as the “Farm Bill”.
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