Jessica, 32, harvesting onions in the Black Dirt Region of New York. (Photo by Jose Lima) As mercury rises, workers may see first workplace heat standards Last August, Charles Ellis, a 63-year-old construction worker with a heart condition, was using a hammer to unclog corrugated... Local News 19 Jul 2024 | 06:58
Warwick Area Farmworker Organization volunteers deliver packages to farmworker families for the holidays. Warwick Area Warwick. Peppers, tamales and turkeys for farmworker festivities Each year for more than 60 years, the Warwick Area Farmworker Organization/WAFO (formerly the Warwick Area Migrant Committee)... Local News 18 Dec 2021 | 01:57
Katherine Brieger is pictured here with children at the Alamo in Pine Island, an HRHCare Health Center providing services to migrant children. Provided photo. Pine Island. Katherine Brieger receives national Lifetime Achievement Award in Migrant Health The National Association of Community Health Centers has awarded the 2020 Lifetime Achievement in Migrant Health Award to... Local News 19 May 2020 | 04:49
The Warwick Valley Rotary shared winter coats with leaders of the Warwick Area Migrant Committee at the last meeting of the year. From the left, Rotarians Wayne Patterson, President Tina Buck, Katherine Brieger and Joseph Maggio of the Migrant Committee, and Rotarian Laura Barca. ( Photo provided by Chris Olert) Sharing the warmth of a winter coat The Warwick Valley Rotary shared Winter coats with leaders of the Warwick Area Migrant Committee at the last meeting of the... Local News 24 Dec 2019 | 11:43
Students from the Warwick Area Migrant Committee's summer enrichment program - Dulce Esperanza - explore the outdoor activity area at the Hudson Highlands Museum in Cornwall. Thank you 'for helping Dulce Esperanza contribute to creating a better future' An open letter to the Warwick Community: On behalf of the Warwick Area Migrant Committee, I would like to thank the many people... Home 26 Aug 2019 | 04:58
