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Education

Focus: To educate individuals and corporate members of the community on issues related to immigration, workforce development, cultural diversity, small business programs, economic development assistance, and referral.

We do this in 3 areas:

Individuals

• IWD trainings on interview techniques

• Information on job search

• Information on civic/community participation

• Information on the immigration process

• Résumé assistance

• Assist people with immigration, civil and worker's rights

• ESL: through partnership with Eastern Iowa Community College and WIT College

• Educational improvement through EICC and WIT programming

Employers

• Cultural diversity in the workplace

• Training for new employees (in Spanish)

• Employers/Employees rights 

• Alien labor regulations 

• In conjunction with other agencies: assistance to recruit & manage human relations most effectively. Work Keys. Alien labor relations.

Community

• In conjunction with other agencies, we will provide:

• Public meetings - INS issues 

• Housing - for people new to Iowa 

• Job placement 

• Computer Access 

• Relocation 

• Referrals 

• Community directory (information about the community to assist those involved in relocation and make the decision to move to this area, school system, transportation, services, etc.)

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Job Placement

Focus: To coordinate efforts between people searching for employment and available openings within the community workforce.

Individuals

• Computer access for internet search

• Iowa Bank to match their needs

• Referral to IWD office, area temporary agencies

Employers

• Match potential qualified employees

• Marketing to generate potential employment opportunities

• Retention programming

• Management development programming

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Immigration Assistance

Focus: To assist and update individuals and corporations with immigration issues: forms, TPS, EAD, new laws and regulations, etc.

Individuals

• USCIS forms available 

• Work Authorization Documents 

• TPS Workers 

• Referral to appropriate agencies to fill out USCIS application or to USCIS attorneys in complicated cases. 

• Referrals to citizenship classes

Employers

• Updates on USCIS laws and regulations (work related issues)

• Alien Labor Relations

• Compliance with the I-9 requirements

• USCIS hiring regulations

• Statewide referrals

Community

• Public meetings to discuss new regulations or to hear public concerns

• Info about new USCIS procedures

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Other Services Provided By The New Iowan Centers

• Translations

• Interpretation

• Outreach

• Emergency referrals

• Need-directed Programming

• Resource Center (computers with access to the internet and word processors)
  

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