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 […]
Dear Friends, We need your help to provide urgently needed support for several of our programs. The winter months are especially difficult for farmworkers. The work hours are limited which impacts their ability to purchase food and other necessities. We see a dramatic increase in the number of people requesting food support during these […]
Guest chef Chris Madura, who is a local third generation farmer, helps Kathy Brieger prepare cucumbers into pickles in this episode of “Food as Medicine”. You can find Chris and his family’s produce at the Pine Island Farmers Market in Pine Island, NY. This episode was made possible by the Jacobowitz family who donated the […]
The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization will hold this year’s 2022 Annual WAFO Kermes Fundraiser on Sunday; August 14, 2022 between 12 pm and 4 pm. This annual event traditionally follows the end of the WAFO Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program and is a way for the parents of the children in the Summer Program to […]
The Warwick Area Farmworker Organization in partnership with Sunriver Health are proud to present a new show called “Food As Medicine”. In this series our chefs explore ways to make healthy dishes many of which are inspired by traditional Mexican food culture. In our latest episode (Episode 2) hosts Kathy Brieger and Sherry Wykcoff discuss […]
The first week of the Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program kicked off last week and we are happy to report we had great start for this year’s program filled with many activities, educational opportunities, and thanks to so many volunteers a full staff to help out this year’s class of ninety […]
Last week the Teen Leaders from the Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program attended a production of the play “Romeo and Juliet” that was part of this year’s Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. The ten teen students also enjoyed a picnic lunch that followed the play as part of the field trip. The […]
The first Annual Father John V. Boland Memorial Scholarship was awarded this past week to Melissa Cortez, a High School Senior at Goshen High School in Goshen New York, who is also a student participant in several Warwick Area Migrant Farmworker programs. She will be attending SUNY Orange (Orange County Community College) in Middletown, New […]
Vanessa Ortiz Aquillar, an 11th grade student in the Warwick Valley Central High School, received a Youth Award from the Orange County Youth Bureau. This special award was presented by the County Executive, Steve Neuhaus on June 9, 2022 . The award was the Leadership Award for Volunteerism and Citizenship. Vanessa has been working with […]
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