Workforce Development
The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) is a federally funded workforce development program that provides employment and training services to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and their dependents. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
The NFJP offers a variety of services, including:
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Career counseling and job placement assistance
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Vocational training and education - into in-demand occupations and skill upgrades in agriculture
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English language training
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Adult literacy and basic education
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Housing assistance
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Job search assistance
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Legal aid
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Childcare assistance
The NFJP is an important program for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers because it helps them to improve their job skills, find better-paying jobs, and achieve economic self-sufficiency. The program also helps to improve the quality of life for agricultural workers and their families.
Here are some of the key benefits of the NFJP:
It helps agricultural workers to improve their job skills and find better-paying jobs.
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It helps agricultural workers and their families to achieve economic self-sufficiency.
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It improves the quality of life for agricultural workers and their families.
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It helps to reduce poverty and unemployment among farmworkers.
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It helps to improve the health and well-being of agricultural workers and their families.
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It helps to ensure that agricultural workers have access to the same opportunities as other workers.
The NFJP is an essential program for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, who are one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. The program helps agricultural workers to improve their lives and the lives of their families.
The NFJP Youth Program helps students who were agricultural workers or the dependent of an agricultural workers pay for college/vocational, apprenticeship studies tuition and fees.
NFJP Youth Eligibility Requirements:
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Must be an eligible agricultural worker, or dependent, or spouse of an agricultural worker.
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Students must be the ages between 16-24 years old
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Be authorized to work in the United States.
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Meet or below the federal income guidelines
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If male, must have not violated Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act by knowingly and willfully failing to register for Selective Service registration. You are authorized to work in the U.S
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Enrolled/enrolling at an accredited community college, vocational school/program, apprenticeship, or 4-year University.
NFJP Youth Program
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