Area Migrant Outreach & Immigrant Resources

The CiTi (Oswego) Migrant Education Tutorial and Support Services Program (METS) serves Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis, and Wayne counties. 

This program provides tutorial, health, and parent education services in order to meet the needs of migrant farm workers and their families. Regular home visits make this program unique to our area and invaluable to the families they serve.

 http://oswegocountytoday.com/citis-migrant-education-program-provides-academic-family-support/

Through Paul Gugel's direction, and now through Jenna Vaccarelli's, this program consisting of approximately 15 full-time and part-time Migrant Specialists and Itinerant Tutors compassionately assist between 500 and 600 families annually throughout Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis and Wayne counties in Northern NYS. 

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Links:

Oswego County Migrant Education - The Oswego County BOCES (CiTi) Migrant Education Tutorial & Support Services Program (METS) provides a variety of services and opportunities for migrant farmworkers and their families to encourage and assist them in achieving their full potential.  

Geneseo Migrant Center - The Geneseo Migrant Center provides a variety of services to migrant farmworkers residing in the immediate geographic area as well as coordinating programs on a regional, statewide, and national level to benefit migrant farmworkers and their families.

US Office of Migrant Education - The mission of the Office of Migrant Education (OME) is to provide excellent leadership, technical assistance, and financial support to improve the educational opportunities and academic success of migrant children, youth, agricultural workers, fishers, and their families.

Finger Lakes Community Health - Most migrant farm workers earn annual incomes below the federal poverty level. The transient nature of their work often prevents them from establishing any local residency, excluding them from most, if not all, public benefits. 

There are nine tutorial and support services program centers in NYS:

• Brockport

• Fredonia

• Genesee Valley

• Oswego

• Cortland

• North Country

• Mohawk

• Mid Hudson

• Long Island - Metro