United Migrant Opportunity Services Incorporated

Programs: Umos continues to operate several workforce development programs which provide employment and training opportunities to disadvantaged populations. The agency entered into its 19th year administering the wisconsin works (w-2) program which provides cash assistance to families while parents prepare for and look for employment. During fiscal year 2016-2017, umos placed 2,115 program participants into jobs. In addition, umos began its 7th year operating a transitional jobs program in wisconsin and expanded its service delivery area beyond milwaukee into northeastern wisconsin and racine county.

umos' child development services include migrant and seasonal head start and migrant child care through which it served 626 children in the most recently completed program year. The agency maintains a five-star rating, the highest given by the youngstar quality rating system, from the wisconsin department of children and families. Umos was also selected by the national migrant and seasonal head start association to participate in a pilot program to help develop nation-wide training materials to be used by community health centers.

housing and rehabilitation programs - manage permanent housing units for migrant farm worker families and provide funding for rehabilitation of housing in low income communities

aids educations programs - provide aids awareness education. Community based programs - provide community living education services homeless/shelter/food programs - provide temporary food and shelter to displaced migrant farm workers umos offers domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking victim services through its latina resource center, located in milwaukee, wisconsin. In the 12-month period ending june 30, 2017, umos touched the lives of over 2,000 adults, youth and children by providing culturally relevant advocacy, support, prevention, and intervention services to victims. This includes transitional housing, psycho-educational children's groups, adult survivor support groups, teen dating violence prevention, immigration legal services, and criminal justice system navigation/advocacy on behalf of spanish speaking families.