A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Migrant Child Education Program
Adult Migrant & Seasonal Farm Worker Program
Food and Nutrition Program

What is the goal of the project?

To help motivate at-risk migrant students to stay in school and obtain a high school diploma. The program emphasizes the need for an education in today's increasingly technological society.

Who participates in the project?

Migrant students ages 14-16, grades 6-12, and dropouts. Approximately are 90 percent Hispanic, 7 percent African-American, 1 percent white and 2 percent other.

What services are provided?

• Room and board
  
• Academic instruction
  
• Tutorial services
  
• Guidance and counseling services
  
• Recreational activities
  
• Career development
  
• Self-concept improvement
  
• Health services

How are collaborators evaluating their success?

The participants in the summer institute were compared to a control group in the areas of graduation and school persistence and dropout rates over a four-year study.

What are the collaborators learning?

Of the 230 participants in the original summer institute, 89 percent were still in school or had graduated four years later. This compared to a control group of 232 students where only 54 percent had graduated or were still in school. While the pattern of dropout percentages mirrored that of the control group, the actual percentages were significantly less at each grade level.

Contact person

Bridget McGilvra
Chapter 1 Migrant Resource Specialist
Summer Migrant Institute
P.O. Box 9069
Bradenton, FL 34206-9069
(813) 741-7428 (Phone)

[Mujeres Y Hombres Nobles: Los Angeles, California]

[Appendix A: Part 2: Interprofessional Development Programs Represented at the Conference]