About the Project PPEP / PPEP Farmworker Youth HEP Program

(High School Equivalence Program)

The five-year Project PPEP / PPEP HEP program develops and operates a state-wide system of instructional, financial and social support for qualifying students whose families are migrants and for other seasonal farmworkers.  This program was implemented in the already established statewide Project PPEP instructional and social support system for Arizona farmworkers.  The PPEP HEP students will complete a high school equivalency (GED) program and obtain the necessary academic and vocational skills to succeed in post-secondary life and to make a successful transition from farmwork to nonagricultural settings.  Further, the project assists the program student graduates to find jobs or enter college or some other form of post-secondary training.

 The PPEP HEP program is guided by a trained and qualified central staff housed in Tucson, AZ, and has access to all the services and resources of Project PPEP & Affiliates.  The project delivers an operational system of instructional and counseling services to students initially at 2 Major Sites in Yuma County and expands services to the migrant stream communities located in remote areas within the state.  The project addresses the academic, School-to-Work and affective dimensions, and needs of 150 participants in a program year through a two-part approach.

First, the PPEP HEP program operates a management system for internal management, coordination of activities, and establishment of networks for cooperation among state and local agencies and educational institutions.

Second, the PPEP HEP program operates a student services component, consisting of recruitment; assessment; academic instruction; an effective and specific curriculum model; School-to-Work skills training; counseling; affective skill building; post-PPEP HEP placement in employment, college and training programs; and other support services.

The PPEP HEP program is designed to provide on-going and cost-effective activities for a five-year period with requested funding from the U.S Department of Education.

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Joe Footen