Here are 17 points NAMSFVR is making about the rehabilitation act that they have presented in public hearings.

Mission, Description, History

The National Alliance For Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Vocational Rehabilitation (NAMSFVR) is an organization started by Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Rehabilitation Projects funded under section 304 of the 1998 Rehabilitation Act and by other interested parties. Many farms and employers hire migrating or seasonal workers to bring in crops or other agricultural products. Farmworkers are the poorest group of workers in the U.S. Agricultural employment is currently listed by the Department of Labor as having the highest rate of fatalities and injuries among workers in the U.S., followed by mining. The projects are designed to provide innovative and culturally appropriate consumer directed employment services to migrant, agricultural and or seasonal farmworkers with a disability. The first projects received appropriations as training and demonstration grants in 1980.

The mission of the alliance of projects or NAMSFVR is:

“To enhance career, employment and other opportunities for Migrant and/or Seasonal Farmworkers with disabilities and their families that will lead to self-sufficiency by promoting collaboration, coordination, and sharing of knowledge and resources among individuals and other entities with similar goals.”

THE purpose of NAMSFVR is:

to educate present and future projects, as well as, help coordinate and facilitate vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities and their families by:

• Providing a forum with the ultimate goal of increasing quality services
  
  
• Providing a resource for the viewpoints of Migrant and Seasonal Rehabilitation Project Directors.
  
  
• Providing a basis for communication with related organizations.
  
  
• Conducting or supporting research.
  
  
• Promoting professional service outcomes.
  
  
• Supporting efforts to involve former or current Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers as practitioners of Vocational Rehabilitation.

A description of each 304, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Rehabilitation Project is available at the RSA Project section of this website.