At the State level, IMC collaborates with the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board (IWIB) which is responsible for oversight of Workforce activities in Local Workforce Areas (LWA) in Illinois.
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IMC represents farmworkers and the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) on Local Workforce Innovation Boards (LWIB) in Local Workforce Areas (LWA) to: |
share information about migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Illinois and the Local Workforce Areas (LWA), and about services provided by IMC's National Farmworker Jobs Program
contribute to workforce development policies that impact farmworker communities in the LWAs
identify the collaborative roles engaged in by IMC and the IL workNet Center or American Job Center (AJC) described in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the LWIB
IMC Northern Region
Service Area/Counties: Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Stephenson, Winnebago
Partners with Illinois Workforce Areas (LWA):
# 2 LWIB
County: McHenry
McHenry County Workforce Network Board
# 3 LWIB Operations Management Council
Counties: Boone, Stephenson, Winnebago
IMC North Central Region
Service Area / Counties: Cass, Champaign, Fulton, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Marshall, Mason, Mclean, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford
Partners with Illinois Workforce Areas (LWA):
#15 LWIB
IMC Representative: Mary Phelan
Counties: Fulton, Marshall, Mason, Mclean, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell , Woodford
#17 LWIB
IMC Representative: Paul Belcher
Counties: Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Platt
IMC Northwest Region
Service Area/Counties: Bureau, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, McDonough, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Whiteside
Partners with Illinois Workforce Areas (LWA):
#13 LWIB
Counties: Henry, Mercer, Rock Island
Workforce Development Board of Rock Island, Henry and Mercer Counties, Inc.
Serving farmworkers based on need are the IMC Central Region (Counties: Clark, Coles, Crawford, Dewitt, Douglas, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Macon, Platt, Vermilion, Will) and the IMC Southern/Southwest Region (Southern Counties: Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Perry, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Williamson; Southwest Counties: Calhoun, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair, Washington) and statewide.