The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) has awarded $1.3 million to the Arkansas Human Development Corporation (AHDC) to provide job training, counseling, and support for low-income seasonal and migrant farmworkers across the state.
Through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, AHDC will cover the cost of assessment, counseling, training, and supportive services to unemployed or underemployed farm workers.
Also available is tuition assistance, including books, supplies, transportation, and stipends, to eligible farm workers, their spouses, and dependents…