For the fifth year, the Warwick Area Farmworker Organization (WAFO) will be driving a campaign to fund 300 safety backpacks. These backpacks provide safety for farmworkers as they bike or walk along unlit roads with no shoulders. They leave for work before the sun rises and after sunset, so these reflective back packs make them […]
The Christmas season is close at hand and Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization will be running a special store for farmworker families. Families are invited to the Christmas store that has only new items that are priced at a fraction of their cost. The funds that are raised by the Christmas Store are used for the […]
WAFO and Sun River Health are excited to host the art exhibition, “Colores de mi tierra” by the Oaxacan artist, Eduardo Guzman Valverde at the Alamo Community Center in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The exhibition will be held at 890 Pulaski Hwy in Goshen NY (directions can be found here), on Sunday, October 6th […]
The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization will hold this year’s 2024 Annual WAFO Kermes Fundraiser on Sunday; August 11, 2024 between 12 pm and 4 pm. This annual event traditionally is held near the end of the WAFO Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program and is a way for the parents of the children in the Summer […]
The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization is getting ready for another busy summer season. In order to make sure the Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program is all ready to go we have set up an Amazon Wishlist so that we can get some much needed supplies on site way ahead of the program’s first day. You […]
The Warwick Area Farmworker Organization is offering a special program on mental health for the Farming Community. The program will be held on February 18th from 1-3 pm, at the Alamo Community Center. This important issue has been raised Farmers are three and a half times more likely to die by suicide than the general […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization Summer Enrichment Program is moving ahead full steam, but we are now looking ahead at some other programs we would like to offer to the students we serve. In particular, we are looking to get a program going to teach children how to crochet: Volunteer Help Needed – Crochet Club […]
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 […]
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