The Migrant Education Outreach Program (MEOP) is a program designed for young adults who are not currently enrolled in school, who are 21 and under and have not graduated from high school and who qualify for the Migrant Education Program.  The intent of this program is to provide the resources available that meet their needs and to motivate them to pursue their education and options:

• Educational and job training resources and/or services to youth.
• Identification and recruitment
• Assessment of needs
• Workshops and mini conferences relating to vocational and career programs
• Academic and vocational counseling
• Early intervention and drop out prevention strategies and programs
• Referrals to educational programs and other agencies
• Urgent medical and dental services
• Emergency food and clothing
• Preschool programs for  participants with qualifying preschool children

Who may apply?

Anyone who is 21 years of age or under who is not currently enrolled in school and has not graduated from high school and who:

Is a child of or is himself/herself a migrant agricultural worker or a migratory fisherman who;

Moves with or without his/her family across district boundaries or from one state to another for the purpose of finding temporary or seasonal employment in agriculture, fishing or in the lumber industry.

For More Information

Contact:
Debra Burgess - Associate Director
392 Connors Court, Suite D, Chico, CA  95926
Phone: (530) 879-7500 ext. 105
Fax: (530) 879-7501
Email: dburgess@bcoe.org