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An afternoon of Children’s International Puppet Making

December 16, 2019
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The Folk Arts Program at Arts Mid-Hudson and the Warwick Area Migrant Committee will present an afternoon of Children’s International Puppet Making on Sunday, January 19th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Pine Island Elementary School, 20 Schoolhouse Road in Pine Island. The free family-friendly event will feature stations where participants will discover puppets from around the […]

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WAMC Documentary Premieres at 60th Anniversary Celebration

October 18, 2019
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WAMC 60 Anniversary Documentary

On Wednesday; October 16, 2019 the Warwick Area Migrant Committee debuted its new documentary film “Dulce Esperanza, WAMC at Sixty”. The video was produced by Grandvue Productions and filmed under the direction of John Borst. The documentary covers how the need for migrant farm workers’ help was needed in harvesting and maintaining the crops starting […]

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St. Stephen Parishioners Donate Backpacks to WAMC Students

August 19, 2019
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As they have in years past, once again this year the parishioners at St.Stephen the First Martyr RC Church in Warwick, New York donated backpacks and school supplies to all the students enrolled in the Warwick Area Migrant Committee Summer Enrichment Program. The children were so happy to receive their new backpacks and supplies. This […]

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WAMC Winter Activity Catch Up

March 29, 2019
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WAMC Valentine Dance at the Warwick Community Center in Warwick NY on Feb. 10, 2019.

As the Warwick Area Migrant Committee gets ready to start up another season of our Summer Enrichment Program you may wonder what goes on during the off season during the long winter months. The WAMC works with other associated partners including the ALAMO Health and Community Center in Goshen NY, the Warwick Community Center in […]

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WAMC Día de los Muertos Celebration – 11/1/18 6-8p

October 3, 2018
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Photo by Sam Brand on Unsplash

The Folk Arts Program at Arts Mid-Hudson, Latinx Project and the Warwick Area Migrant Committee present a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) program on Thursday, November 1 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Alamo Farm Workers Community Center in Goshen. This family-friendly event will include ofrenda (altar) building, Dia de […]

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A Year in Review – Photo Gallery

September 5, 2018
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The Warwick Area Migrant Committee Summer Enrichment Program had another successful year in 2018. This was made possible by all our volunteers, staff, the parents of our students, the community, our financial donation supporters and partners, the students themselves and the community. It truly takes a village to raise a child and what we accomplished […]

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WVCSD Supports WAMC Program Mission

August 16, 2018
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Warwick Valley School District Supports WAMC Program Mission

The Warwick Valley Central School District (WVCSD) expressed its support of the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program on its site this past week. The District also featured pictures from the program on its Facebook page. WVCSD’s Superintendent Dr. David Leach was recognized earlier in year in May by the WAMC for his direct support of our […]

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WAMC Program Featured in Times Herald-Record

August 13, 2018
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The Times Herald-Record Newspaper - recordonline.com

Local Middletown, New York based newspaper, The Times Herald-Record, ran an article on Sunday August 12, 2018 about the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program. The article explained the history of our organization, its mission, and showed examples of how the program provides children with a safe environment to be educated and enriched in. If you missed […]

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Students Celebrate El Ratoncito Pérez

July 31, 2018
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WAMC Students Celeberate El Ratoncito Pérez!

A couple of the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students had their first tooth fall out during the course of day these past few weeks while at the Program. This gave the students and staff a chance to celebrate the Hispanic cultural tradition of El Ratoncito Pérez! The children taught the WAMC teachers and staff about […]

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Nothings Says Summer Like The Ice Cream Truck

July 30, 2018
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The Ice Cream Truck Visits the WAMC Every Friday

Ice cream! Every Friday the children anxiously await the Ice Cream Man!  

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Safety Backpack Fundraiser:

Donate Supplies from our Amazon Wishlist!

The WAFO Safety Backpack program annually raises funds and supplies to support our efforts to distribute work safety backpacks to migrant farmworkers in the Warwick Valley. Donating from our Amazon Wishlist above allows you to donate supplies for these bags so the farmworkers can remain safe commuting and working in the farm fields. More…

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