The 2020 Dulce Esperanza Summer Program was a successful one despite the many challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This success was due to the support of our volunteers, partners, and donors. There is is no way we could have helped so many children in need this year without your support and hard work. In […]
Friday, August 14, 2020 marked the end of the seven-week summer enrichment program named Dulce Esperanza (Sweet Hope), a program of the Warwick Area Migrant Committee. This program provided enrichment activities for up to eighty-five children from farmworker families this summer. Most of the parents work in black dirt farms and packing houses. Four thousand […]
Last week the was the first week of Warwick Area Migrant Committee Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program for the 2020 summer session. Though we have had to adjust how the program is delivered due the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and the guidelines set by New York State for programs such as ours in response to that […]
The Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) Summer Enrichment Program has also been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerns about having 85 children in one location has led us to rethink the Summer Program this year. After consulting with our public health officials, we have decided to bring the Dulce Esperanza Summer Program to the camps […]
The children in the Warwick Area Migrant Committee Summer Enrichment Program are getting excited that summer is approaching. They are getting their favorite toys ready for grand adventures and are looking forward to playing outdoors with friends both new and old!
The Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) Summer Enrichment Program in years past has annually planted a summer garden through a cooperative effort of students, parents, and program volunteers at the Pine Island Elementary School in Pine Island, New York. The Summer Program is hosted as this school each year and provides educational enrichment opportunities for […]
The Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) continues its Gratitude Project with all its program participants by collecting the feedback on what our programs have done for the lives of migrant farm workers and their families. This positive feedback continues to pour in from the migrant farm worker community. We continue our COVID-19 Pandemic Response Program […]
Katherine Brieger Receives National Award: Lifetime Achievement Award in Migrant Health The National Association of Community Health Centers has awarded the 2020 Lifetime Achievement in Migrant Health Award to Katherine Brieger, Executive Director of the Warwick Area Migrant Committee. Due to the current COVID precautions, there will be a delayed public presentation of the award. […]
The Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) continues its Gratitude Project as we enter the month of May. WAMC program participants are continuing to provide feedback and letters of thanks to all those who support our various programs throughout the year. The migrant farm workers of Southern Orange County NY and their families are truly grateful […]
Dear Friends of the Warwick Area Migrant Committee, The expression of gratitude seems like a natural human response. While it does not take much effort, it yields a tremendous gift to both the person expressing it and those receiving it. Living in these times has made us more aware of the gifts of family, friends […]
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