Motivation Education And Training

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE RURAL AND OTHER POPULATIONS IN NEED THROUGH MOTIVATION, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING. MET OPERATES STATEWIDE IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MINNESOTA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH DAKOTA, AND WYOMING, PROVIDING A RANGE OF HUMAN SERVICES THAT PRIMARILY FOCUS ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. MET'S SCOPE ALSO INCLUDES INITIATIVES THAT TARGET DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.

MET HHS PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START AND CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS FOR CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES BY SUPPORTING THE WHOLE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO HELP CHILDREN GROW INTELLECTUALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. READINESS FOR SCHOOL IS FOSTERED THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING EXPERIENCES. RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS, PLAY, AND PLANNED AND SPONTANEOUS INSTRUCTION HELP CHILDREN GROW IN MANY ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT. BY UTILIZING THE HEAD START MODEL, THESE STUDENTS PROGRESS IN SOCIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT, EMOTIONAL WELL- BEING, LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT. DEPENDING ON COMMUNITY NEED, MET, INC. OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICE MODELS. MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE BASED IN STANDALONE CENTERS, AND OTHERS ARE IN IMBEDDED IN CHILDCARE. SOME LOCATIONS OFFER HOME-BASED SERVICES WHERE A DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER CONDUCTS WEEKLY VISITS TO CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN HOMES. MET'S HEAD START SERVICE AREA IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS WHICH INCLUDE: MONTGOMERY, HARDIN, CHAMBERS, LIBERTY, HARRIS, WALLER, AUSTIN, AND SAN JACINTO. SERVICES ARE FUNDED FOR 8 HS SITES, 8 EHS SITES, AND 5 EHS-CCP SITES. MET PROVIDES FULL-DAY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR 548 INFANTS, TODDLERS, PREGNANT WOMEN, AND 771 HEAD START CHILDREN. SERVICES ARE ALSO OFFERED IN THE CHILDREN'S OWN HOMES, WHERE A FAMILY EDUCATOR VISITS ONCE A WEEK TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING TO THE CHILD AND FAMILY. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE HOME-BASED SERVICES GATHER PERIODICALLY WITH OTHER ENROLLED FAMILIES FOR A GROUP LEARNING EXPERIENCE FACILITATED BY HEAD START STAFF. MET UTILIZES AN INTEGRATED APPROACH OF DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, FAMILY-CENTERED, AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS AND STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES. DURING THE LAST PROGRAM YEAR, 50 PARENTS ATTENDED JOB TRAINING OR ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES, 18 PARENTS ATTENDED ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ESL TRAINING, 275 PARENTS WERE INVOLVED IN HEALTH EDUCATION, AND 118 WERE INVOLVED IN ASSET BUILDING SERVICES.

MET ADMINISTERS THE NATIONAL FARMWORKERS JOBS PROGRAMS, NFJP FOR THE STATES OF TX, LA, MN, ND, NM AND WY WHICH IS USED FOR MIGRANT & SEASONAL FARMWORKER TRAINING. OUR AGENCIES PARTNERED WITH 55 KEY TRAINING PROVIDERS ACROSS EACH OF THESE STATES IN ORDER TO REACH THE GOAL OF AIDING IN COUNTERING THE CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCED BY FARMWORKERS. THESE FARMWORKERS DEPEND PRIMARILY ON JOBS IN AGRICULTURAL LABOR. SERVICES WE OFFERED INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION (CRT), AND SKILLS TRAINING (WEX & OJT) IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS AGENCY AND THE PROGRAMS IS TO AID THE FARM WORKERS WITH ENTRY-LEVEL SKILLS NEEDED FOR JOB PLACEMENTS. THE OUTCOMES IN THE 2020/2021 PROGRAM YEAR EXCEEDED ALL PROJECTED PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: THESE INCLUDED ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS IN CAREER TRAINING SERVICES AND ISSUING INDIVIDUALS WITH EMERGENCY RELATED ASSISTANCE. THE BREAKDOWN WAS TRAINING 1,135 CLASSROOM TRAINING PARTICIPANTS IN CERTIFICATIONS WHICH LED TO 75% OF PLACEMENT BASED ON THE CERTIFICATIONS. TRAININGS OFFERED RANGED FROM DIESEL MECHANIC, STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE WELDERS, STICK PIPE WELDERS, GREEN CONSTRUCTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVERS, MEDICAL BILLING, AND MANY OTHER CUSTOMIZED TRAINING TRACKS. IN ADDITION, MET SUCCESSFULLY PLACED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PARTICIPANTS, WORK EXPERIENCE PARTICIPANTS, AND COORDINATED UNSUBSIDIZED JOB PLACEMENTS. OUR AGENCY PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, STATE AGENCIES, PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEMS, AND A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF AMERICAN JOB CENTERS TO DIRECTLY OFFER THESE ADMINISTERED PROGRAM SERVICES FOR MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS.

MET OPERATES THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) IN THE STATES OF TEXAS AND MINNESOTA. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO HELP LOW-COME PARTICIPANTS 55 OR OLDER TO GAIN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO GET JOBS AND BECOME FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. SCSEP PARTICIPANTS WORK 20 HOURS PER WEEK IN ASSIGNED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS EARN MINIMUM WAGE AT THEIR WORK-BASED TRAINING ASSIGNMENTS. THE PARTICIPANT EARNS INCOME WHILE IN A JOB-TRAINING AND PROVIDES VALUABLE SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. PRIORITY ENROLLMENTS ARE GIVEN TO VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES AND TO INDIVIDUALS WITH THAT ARE 55 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, HAVE A DISABILITY, HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH SKILLS, HAVE LOW READING, WRITING AND MATH SKILLS, LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, AND ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PROGRAM ENROLLMENT FOR THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN LOWER IN THE PRIOR YEAR OVER FEARS OF INFECTION, AS WELL AS DUE TO THE INITIALLY LOW RATES OF VACCINATION. DURING THIS PROGRAM YEAR, 523 SCSEP PARTICIPANTS RETURNED TO THEIR TRAINING SITE; 60 PARTICIPANTS ARE CURRENTLY IN AT-HOME TRAINING.

ALL OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE FOR HOME VISITING PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE FATHERS AND FAMILIES PROGRAM, TEXAS HOME VISITING, PROJECT HOPES, AND SERVICE MEMBERS VETERANS AND FAMILIES. HOME VISITING PROGRAMS GIVES PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE CONSIDERED AT RISK, NECESSARY RESOURCES, AND SKILLS TO RAISE CHILDREN WHO ARE PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY AND READY TO LEARN. OUR AGENCY HELPS PARENTS BY MATCHING THEM WITH SOMEONE WHO CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS, GIVE ADVICE, AND RECOMMEND SERVICES. HOME BASE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION SERVICES THAT TARGET FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE YEARS OF AGE. COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN TARGETED COUNTIES IS A PILLAR OF HOME VISITING SERVICES. COMMUNITY COALITION DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS SERVICES THAT PROMOTE CHILD WELFARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AND OTHER FAMILY SERVICES ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM MODEL. HOME VISITING PROGRAMS ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION BY FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY COLLABORATION IN HIGH-RISK COUNTIES AND BY INCREASING PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF FAMILIES SERVED, THEREBY REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF ABUSE. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, AGE, GENDER, DISABILITY, OR RELIGION.