Tri-State HEP
Migrant Farm Education Program
Provides qualified farm workers educational opportunities and assistance in classes offered at the Center for Adult Education (CAE). As part of the Tri-State high school equivalency project (HEP), the CAE will assist an individual unable to graduate from high school because of family moves.
To be eligible for HEP, one must be:
- 17 years of age or older not attending high school
- Lacking a high school diploma, and
- A migrant and seasonal farmworker or child of a migrant farmworker
Eligible students receive:
- Free instruction and tutoring (available in English and Spanish)
- Free books and materials
- Opportunities to participate in cultural events
- Career / job exploration and placement
- Medical screenings
- Availability to utilize and complete the GED testing in Spanish
- Upon completion of the HEP program, the student will receive $250 stipend to apply toward personal expensis.
