Welcome to our   Home Page We appreciate your patience while our website design is updated. Ongoing Initiative to recruit eligible farmworkers for DOL Training and Placement Program Click here to access Illinois workNet portal.  IMC's Partners with Illinois Workforce Investment Boards EVENTS CALENDAR Rantoul Harvest Festival August 2nd in Wabash Park 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Contact: Esperanza Gonzalez (312) 663-1522    Thanks to all who participated in recent 2009 events: IAACOMA & Community Shares Illinois SHARE A MEAL NEW: IMC OFFERS PESTICIDE SAFETY TRAINING FOR ILLINOIS' FARMWORKERS  in health education services. Contact Esperanza Velasquez- Gonzalez for more information: evelasquez@illinoismigrant.org Job Announcements Case Manager - Champaign Case Manager II - Peoria In 2005, IMC joined the IL Rescue and Restore Coalition -Campaign Against Human Trafficking. For more information, go to IL Department of Human Services IMC's partnership with IHDA IL Housing Development Authority ABOUT IMC'S COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTER-Technology Learning Center Scholarship Opportunities funded by CSBG LINK TO MEP I&R FORUM  About IMC's Migrant Education Even Start  Family Literacy Services:  www. illinoismees.org Support IMC services for Illinois' farmworkers Community Shares of Illinois facilitates workplace giving on behalf of Illinois’ farmworkers The Illinois Migrant Council or "IMC" is a community-based non-profit organization with the primary mission of promoting employment, education, health, housing and other opportunities for migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and their families to achieve economic self-sufficiency and stability. Since 1966, IMC has assisted farmworker families in meeting their needs and attaining their goals in their efforts to make the transition to a new community, home and job -- whether they are working seasonally in agriculture or are settling out of the migrant stream in Illinois. IMC has expanded its services to meet the growing needs of Hispanic/Latino families and individuals in rural communities. See IMC history  for more information about the Illinois Migrant Council and its Governing Board of Directors. IMC implements its programs and services within the parameters of its federal and state and other resources. IMC field sites or Regional locations offer a range of services with workforce development as the nucleus. IMC is a partner in the Illinois workforce development system under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). IMC's Partnerships with Illinois Workforce Investment Boards\ IMC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary aids and services are available       upon request to individuals with disabilities. Funded in part by U.S. Department of Labor, IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity     Please see the site map  for more about this site and browsers.

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