The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization recently held its 2023 End of the Year Review during our first WAFO Board meeting of 2024 last month in January at the Country Dream in Warwick, NY. The WAFO Board and its Executive Director, Kathy Brieger, would like to share with you the “2023 Year in Review” presentation shown […]
Spring is around the corner and with that comes the busy farm season. Farmworkers will be out in the fields in the next two months, planting crops and getting the ground ready for this season. Extended workdays for farmworkers includes walking and biking along Pulaski Highway and some of the back roads. The safety issues […]
Every year for close to a decade the Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization has hosted a Christmas Store for families and individuals in our various programs to purchase gifts at below cost. The brand new items are provided through donations and purchased if necessary by the WAFO ahead of time. Over 130 families were served last […]
If you have been following our Instagram account you are probably aware of what a busy summer it has been for the Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization “Dulce Esperanza” Summer Program. The 2023 season Summer Program was a success once again thanks to our volunteers, educators, parents, and the support of the community. The children were […]
The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization will hold this year’s 2023 Annual WAFO Kermes Fundraiser on Sunday; August 13, 2023 between 12 pm and 4 pm at the Pine Island Park located on Treasure Lane in Pine Island NY (directions here). This annual event traditionally follows the end of the WAFO Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program and […]
Spring is around the corner and with that comes the busy farm season. Farmworkers are already out in the fields, planting crops and getting the ground ready for this season. Extended workdays for farmworkers includes walking and biking along Pulaski Highway and some of the back roads. The safety issues are clear when lighting from […]
OUR HONOREE Minkus Family Farms Sun River Health Foundation is proud to be honoring Minkus Family Farms at our upcoming Honoring The Hands event on April 27th for their commitment to agriculture and health. We are so grateful to have partners like Minkus Family Farms who share the belief that we can cultivate good produce […]
This past Holiday Season has been one of blessing for so many people in the migrant farmworker community thanks to the compassion, kindness, and charity of so many in our community. The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization has put together a video below summarizing some of those individuals, organizations, and volunteers who worked so tirelessly to […]
The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization 2022 Christmas Store for the migrant farmworkers and their families was held this past Saturday and Sunday (December 17th-18th, 2022). One hundred families purchased new gifts for their families with all proceeds raised from the sales going directly to fund our WAFO Winter Programs. So many children will have Christmas […]
Dear Friends, Every Christmas the Warwick Area Farmworker Organization holds a Christmas Store. The brand new items are provided through donations and purchased if necessary. Over 130 families were served last year through our Christmas Store. The new items are sold at a fraction of their cost and 100% of the proceeds are used to […]
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