New Iowan Center
Victor Oyervides, Coordinator
ISU-Extension Building
127 North Main Street
Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
319-931-5585
victor.oyervides@iwd.iowa.gov
The Department of Iowa Workforce Development has established New Iowan Centers that offer one-stop services to deal with a variety of issues related to immigration and employment. The Centers are designed to support workers (individuals and families), businesses, and communities with information, community service referrals, job placement, translations, language training, and resettlement assistance referrals, as well as technical and legal referrals and assistance concerning forms and documentation.
Through the coordination of local, state, and federal service providers, and through the development of partnerships with public, private, and nonprofit entities, these centers shall seek to provide a seamless service delivery system for new Iowans and all Iowans.
Services Available
Education: The focus is to educate individuals and corporate members of the community on issues related to immigration, workforce development, cultural diversity, small business programs, economic development assistance, and referral. This is done in three areas:
- Individuals
- IWD trainings on interview techniques
- Information on job search
- Information on civic/community participation
- Information on the immigration process
- Resume assistance
- Assist people with immigration, civil and workers' rights
- Employers
- Cultural diversity in the workplace
- Training for new employees (in Spanish)
- Employers/Employees rights
- Alien labor regulations
- In conjunction with other agencies: assist to recruit and manage human relations most effectively.
- Community: In conjunction with other agencies we will provide:
- Public meetings - INS issues
- Job placement
- Computer access
- Relocation
- Referrals
- Community directory - information about the community to assist those involved in relocation and make the decision to move to this area, school systems, transportation, services, etc.
Immigration Assistance: The focus is to assist and update individuals and corporations with immigration issues such as forms, TPS, EAD, new laws and regulations, etc.
- Individuals
- USCIS forms available
- Work Authorization Documents
- TPS Workers
- Referral to appropriate agencies to fill out USCIS application or to USCIS attorneys in complicated cases
- Citizenship classes
- Employers
- Updates on USCIS laws and regulations (work related issues)
- Alien Labor Relations
- Compliance with the I-9 requirements
- USCIS hiring regulations
- Statewide referrals
- Community
- Public meetings to discuss new regulations or to hear public concerns
- Information about new USCIS procedures
Other Services Provided by the New Iowan Centers: Translations, Interpretation, Notary Public Services, Outreach, Emergency referrals, Need-directed Programming, Money Smart Classes, Exito en el Norte DVD series, In the near future: Resource Center (computers with access to internet and word processors)
