MET (Motivation Education & Training, Inc.) in Minneapolis

Motivation Education & Training, Inc. (MET) is a private non-profit corporation. The agency is community oriented and supports an agenda of action that leads to self-sufficiency, personal responsibility, and commitment to furthering individual social and economic progress through education, training and other appropriate activities. MET operates statewide in Texas, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wyoming, providing a range of human services that primarily focus on career development and educational achievement.

 The organization is funded by a variety of federal, state and local grants. Since its founding, MET has provided over 93,688 farmworkers with opportunities for employment and training and provided over 173,992 farmworkers with emergency and other supportive services. 

MET’s Minnesota programs:

• National Farmworkers Jobs Program - The NFJP program partners with community organizations and state agencies to counter the chronic unemployment and underemployment experienced by farmworkers who depend primarily on jobs in agricultural labor performed across the country. The NFJP partners with state monitor advocates to provide services to farmworkers and their families working in agriculture employment.

• Senior Community Service Employment Program – The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) provides training and employment services to help low-income participants 55 or older gain the skills needed to get jobs and become financially self-sufficient.