On Wednesday, July 18, 2019 New York State Senator Jen Metzger visited the WAMC Dulce Esperanza (or “Sweet Hope”) Summer Enrichment Program to announce that she has successfully secured a five thousand dollar grant that will be used to support the WAMC educational program. Senator Metzger had a wonderful time chatting with the children and […]
The Warwick Area Migrant Committee is getting ready for another busy summer season. In order to make sure the 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 can click […]
Our 2018 WAMC Summer Enrichment Program was bigger and better than ever! We are looking forward to making the program even better for 2019. Here’s 169 photos showing why this past year was great and how supporting our program through a generous donation can change the lives of children in need:
Through the support and generosity of the Parishioners of St. Stephen The First Martyr RC Church in Warwick, NY children who participated in the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program will receive new backpacks and school supplies for the coming school year. St. Stephen’s Operation Backpack was successful in raising money for supplies, as well as, collecting […]
The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program provides migrant farm workers’ children with a safe environment to learn and stay at while their parents work the many area agricultural operations. The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program is in need of material donations to ensure our program can run safely and smoothly for our students. The items needed are […]
The Warwick Rotary Club has made a $2,000 donation to the Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) Summer Enrichment program. The donated funds will support the 2018 summer program season that serves approximately 100 children. The program will be held at the Pine Island Elementary School in Pine Island, NY beginning in July 2018. Katherine Brieger, Executive […]
On Sunday, April 15, 2018 the migrant farm workers community and their families of Southern Orange County New York gathered together at the HRHCare Alamo Community Center in Goshen, New York to host a Quermes. Quermes is is a traditional fundraising method used in Mexico to raise funds for Saint Days and other community goals. […]
Story by Danielle Barbour The Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) held a six-week Summer Enrichment Program for the children of farm workers in the surrounding communities this summer at the old Pine Island Elementary School in the heart of Pine Island. Approximately 100 children, ranging in age from six to 16, were enrolled from five […]
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