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Download full textHoyt, Timothy; And Others – 1975
Founded in 1968, Program Funding, Inc. (PFI) is a statewide comprehensive agency delivering programs to farmworkers wherever they work and reside in New York. PFI has encouraged State, Federal, and private agencies to make new commitments to farmworkers and has been able to maintain the support of those agency personnel who set the precedents of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Expenditures, Financial Support
Kalmar, Tomas Mario – 1982
In poetry, prose, and correspondence, a collection of writings chronicles the development of a literacy campaign and educational program in Cobden, Illinois. The program--the Bilingual Literacy Campaign--evolved to respond to the need for literacy education among "fulanos," Hispanic-American farm laborers. The papers include the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, Case Studies, English (Second Language)
Goyette, Cherie A.; And Others – 1979
Assessment of farmworker needs and resource agencies revealed that a significant number of migrant and seasonal farmworkers are not receiving essential services available to them. Interviews conducted with 475 farmworkers gathered demographic data and information about perceived needs, knowledge and use of agencies, and satisfaction with services.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Laborers, Delivery Systems, Demography
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1976
A supplement to six previous bibliographies, this bibliography provides access to some of the latest resource material, research findings, and/or developments in migrant education. Part 1 contains 82 citations and abstracts which appeared in "Resources in Education" (RIE) from January 1975 through December 1975. Part 2 includes 21…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Agricultural Laborers, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Programs
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Bureau of Migrant Education. – 1987
This manual was written as a guide for state migrant education recruiters who need to be familiar with the nature of seasonal and temporary work performed by Louisiana's migrating agricultural workers and fishing industry laborers. It is intended to teach recruiters about the agricultural and fishing activities necessary for raising and harvesting…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Crop Processing Occupations, Field Crops, Fisheries
Kindler, Anneka L. – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
This report discusses demographic characteristics of migrant students in the United States, their educational needs, the features of federally-funded programs under the Migrant Education Program (MEP) legislation reform, and suggestions for enhancing current migrant student performance. The MEP was established in 1966 and reauthorized in 1994. It…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Mobility, Federal Legislation
National Migrant Resource Program, Inc., Austin, TX. – 1993
The 1993 recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on migrant health emphasize that all available federal and state public service programs be mobilized to also serve farmworkers, and that coordination of efforts among federal agencies and departments take place. The following recommendations offer approaches to secure…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Laborers, Family Programs
