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WAFO 2023 Year In Review

February 23, 2024
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WAFO 2023 Year in Review Presentation

The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization recently held its 2023 End of the Year Review during our first WAFO Board meeting of 2024 last month in January at the Country Dream in Warwick, NY. The WAFO Board and its Executive Director, Kathy Brieger, would like to share with you the “2023 Year in Review” presentation shown […]

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2023 WAFO Dulce Esperanza Summer Program Recap

October 10, 2023
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If you have been following our Instagram account you are probably aware of what a busy summer it has been for the Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization “Dulce Esperanza” Summer Program. The 2023 season Summer Program was a success once again thanks to our volunteers, educators, parents, and the support of the community. The children were […]

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2022-2023 GoFundMe WAFO Fundraiser

November 16, 2022
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  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 […]

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Goshen HS Senior Melissa Cortez Named 1st Annual Father Boland Memorial Scholarship Winner

June 20, 2022
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Melissa Cortez, winner of the 2022 Father Boland Memorial Scholarship, with Tony Boland and Kathy Brieger.

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 […]

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WAFO Program Helps Our Youngest Students Improve Their Math Skills

July 30, 2021
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During this past week of the Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program we focused on our youngest age group of children’s mathematics skills. The children spent a good deal of time with our math teachers team working on their math skills. The children learned about different numbers and worked on recognizing a […]

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Looking Back On 1st Half of the 2021 Dulce Esperanza Program

July 26, 2021
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It is hard to believe it, but after this week the Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization will be half way through its Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program for the 2021 Summer Session! We thought we would take a look back as we head into this week to catch you up on some events we held so […]

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WAFO Summer Enrichment Program Continues to Offer Excellent Educational Opportunities to Its Students Through Its Supporters’ Help

July 22, 2021
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The Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization Dulce Esperanza Summer Educational Enrichment Program continued meeting daily during this past week and half with several excellent opportunities for the children enrolled in the program to continue their educational growth over the summer months. Some exciting things that happened during the past week and a half are: Wickham Works […]

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WAFO Dulce Esperanza Program Returns to a New Normal

July 7, 2021
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The Warwick Area Farmworker Organization Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program continued this past week in what we all have come to accept as a “new normal”. A big portion of the program involves keeping the students in the program physically fit through recess and physical education activities. The Program has the benefit of taking place on […]

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Registration is complete for the Summer Enrichment program for Farmworker Children

June 2, 2021
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For the fifth year in a row, the Warwick Area Farmworker Organization Summer Enrichment Program or farmworker children is operating out of the Pine Island Elementary School in Pine Island, New York. The program known as Dulce Esperanza (Sweet Hope_ will begin on June 28, 2021 and run for seven weeks. The intention of the […]

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WAMC 2020 Program Highlights – The Year in Review

February 4, 2021
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The Warwick Area Migrant Committee faced many challenges in hosting its programs during 2020 due to the COVID Pandemic. Thanks to our dedicated and talented volunteers though we were able to make things work out albeit with modifications to keep everyone safe. The slideshow below is a recap of some of the highlights from the […]

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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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Goshen, NY 10924
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