2016. The father began work the next day and continued working until October 2016. After the work ended, the entire family moved to Philadelphia, PA, where the mother obtained work in a hotel. The family remained in Philadelphia until August 15, 2017, when they moved to York, PA, where the father found work in a motorcycle factory. A recruiter interviews the father on August 28, 2017. Are Javier’s children eligible for the MEP? Raul, a 14-year-old 8th student moved from Rochester, NY to Belle Glade, FL for his parents to work in migratory agricultural work picking oranges on December 1, 2014, two weeks after arriving in Florida. On October 15, 2017, the family made a qualifying move from Belle Glade, FL to Brockport, NY due to economic necessity to move in with their grandparents. The father found part-time work as a grounds keeper at a local hospital. The local recruiter located the family and conducted an interview on July 15, 2018. Scenario Review and Discussion Scenario 1 A family with children, ages 13, 15, and 23, moved in September of this year from Arizona to New York to pick tomatoes while they were in season. This is the family’s only livelihood. Are the children eligible for the MEP? Answer: The two youngest children meet basic eligibility factors for the MEP; the oldest child does not because he is older than 22 years of age. Scenario 2 A male, age 19, who graduated from high school in Louisiana, moved from Louisiana to Michigan last year to harvest apples in order to help his family with their living expenses. Is he eligible for the MEP? Answer: The youth does not meet basic eligibility factors for the MEP because he graduated from high school. Scenario 3 A family with two children, ages 11 and 14, moved ten miles down the road last month to pick blueberries as they were coming into season. The children changed schools, but they remained in the same school district. This is the family’s only means of income. Do the children qualify for the MEP based on this move? Answer: The children meet basic eligibility factors for the MEP because they did not move from one school district to another, which is a requirement for a qualifying move. Scenario 4
2016. The father began work the next day and continued working until October 2016. After the work ended, the entire family moved to Philadelphia, PA, where the mother obtained work in a hotel. The family remained in Philadelphia until August 15, 2017, when they moved to York, PA, where the father found work in a motorcycle factory. A recruiter interviews the father on August 28, 2017. Are Javier’s children eligible for the MEP? Raul, a 14-year-old 8th student moved from Rochester, NY to Belle Glade, FL for his parents to work in migratory agricultural work picking oranges on December 1, 2014, two weeks after arriving in Florida. On October 15, 2017, the family made a qualifying move from Belle Glade, FL to Brockport, NY due to economic necessity to move in with their grandparents. The father found part-time work as a grounds keeper at a local hospital. The local recruiter located the family and conducted an interview on July 15, 2018. Scenario Review and Discussion Scenario 1 A family with children, ages 13, 15, and 23, moved in September of this year from Arizona to New York to pick tomatoes while they were in season. This is the family’s only livelihood. Are the children eligible for the MEP? Answer: The two youngest children meet basic eligibility factors for the MEP; the oldest child does not because he is older than 22 years of age. Scenario 2 A male, age 19, who graduated from high school in Louisiana, moved from Louisiana to Michigan last year to harvest apples in order to help his family with their living expenses. Is he eligible for the MEP? Answer: The youth does not meet basic eligibility factors for the MEP because he graduated from high school. Scenario 3 A family with two children, ages 11 and 14, moved ten miles down the road last month to pick blueberries as they were coming into season. The children changed schools, but they remained in the same school district. This is the family’s only means of income. Do the children qualify for the MEP based on this move? Answer: The children meet basic eligibility factors for the MEP because they did not move from one school district to another, which is a requirement for a qualifying move. Scenario 4
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