Using Social Media Resources to Reach NYS-MEP Families

Description

Changing times call for changing our recruitment efforts. Social media usage is one of the most popular online activities, and in 2019, 79 percent of the population in the United States had a social networking profile. Learn how to harness social media to reach out to the populations you serve, work to get referrals, and help spread the word about the Migrant Education Program. This presentation will share concrete ideas as to how to get started today. 

The content in this presentation is geared towards serving the migrant populations in New York State as defined under Title I, Part C and the approved State Service Delivery Plan, and may NOT be appropriate to all situations.

Objective

• Strategies you can use today to reach migratory families using social media

Presented/Developed by

Justyn Settles, Project Specialist, Identification and Recruitment Consortium (IDRC)

About the Presenter

Justyn Settles has been working for the Migrant Education Program for nearly eight years and is Project Specialist for the Identification and Recruitment Consortium, IDRC. Justyn loves sharing his experience with other recruiters, creating training materials, and advocating for creativity solutions in Identification and Recruitment. Before working for the Migrant Education Program Justyn spent four years in Puebla, Mexico where he lived under the shadow of an active volcano and completed work on his undergraduate degree in Latin American Poetry. Justyn currently lives in Kentucky with Jupiter and Baby, his two cats who also serve as his occasional recruiting partners.

Post Workshop Follow-Up

If you missed this webinar, you can watch the recording. Below you will find the Pdf of the presentation as well.