Migrant farm workers frequently need referrals to other
services. Here are some of the most requested services, along
with websites information at the government agencies and
nonprofit contractors that provide them.
Education Services
Proteus, Inc
http://www.proteusinc.net
New Iowans/ English Language Learners
http://www.iowaworkforce.org
Health Services
Proteus, Inc
http://www.proteusinc.net
Worker Rights and Legal Matters
Iowa Legal Aid
http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ia/homepage.html
Bureau of Refugee Services
http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/Consumers/RefugeeServices/RefugeeHome.html
Iowa Civil Right Commission
http://www.state.ia.us/government/crc/
IA Department of Homeland Security
http://www.iowahomelandsecurity.org
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services – Iowa Office
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.detail&office=DSM&OfficeLocator.office_type=LO&
OfficeLocator.statecode=IA
Labor and Workplace Resources
Iowa Workforce Development
http://www.iowaworkforce.org
OSHA
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/iosh
Iowa Department of Labor
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor
Iowa Social Security Administration offices
http://socialsecurityofficelocations.org/Iowa
Other Services provided to MSFW and their employers by our
Outreach Specialists:
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), through its MSFW program,
uses an Outreach Effort Approach in providing services to
migrant & seasonal farm workers. Outreach is person to person
contact through home-farmwork site-camp visits and includes
presentations, registrations, assessments, observations and
conversations with MSFW to evaluate and determine if any need
can be met by IWD services or thought referrals to appropriate
community agencies.
Many of Iowa’s migrant & seasonal farm workers – the majority
of whom have Hispanic roots – seek assistance from IWD which has
bilingual and culturally sensitive staff. Often these MSFW need
assistance in accessing Iowa traditional human services delivery
systems because of their rural isolation, language barriers,
cultural differences and especially their mobility.
Useful Web Links
Government Agencies and Offices
FirstGov en Espaņol - The government's new Spanish-language
information web portal links visitors to the entire spectrum of
Spanish-language websites and web pages available from federal
and state governments.
www.govbenefits.gov [English]
www.govbenefits.gov [Spanish/Espanol]
Other Helpful Links:
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Iowa Economic Development
Authority
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
Extension Service - Iowa State University
Social & Economic Trend Analysis - Iowa State University
ERS (Economic Research Service)
WAOB (World Agricultural Outlook Board)
U.S. Census Bureau
National Agricultural Library
Ag Decision Maker