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WAMC Begins 2021 Winter Programs

February 3, 2021
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The Warwick Area Migrant Committee has launched its 2021 Winter Programs. We are combining small onsite attendance and remote programming utilizing phone conferencing and Internet meetings to meet the needs of our program clients. This outreach and connection is so important to the people who are experiencing isolation during the ongoing pandemic. Our Hot Meals […]

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2020 Dulce Esperanza Summer Program Successful Because of Its Supporters

August 24, 2020
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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 […]

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Dulce Esperanza Provided Remote Summer Enrichment Program for Farmworker Children

August 24, 2020
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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 […]

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2020 Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program Begins

July 7, 2020
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First week of Dulce Esperanza 2020.

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 […]

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WAMC Summer Program To Proceed With Modifications

June 12, 2020
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The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program will proceed during the 2020 season with modifications to keep the children safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 […]

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Summer Time Is Almost Here

May 28, 2020
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He loves stuffed animals!

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!  

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WAMC Summer Program Garden In Bloom

May 27, 2020
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The WAMC Summer Program Garden Is Almost Ready!

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 […]

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Four Teens Making a Difference!

January 31, 2020
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Cameron Quinn, Charlotte O’Connor; Billie Finn and Elizabeth Centorrio have been volunteering to tutor children of farm worker families each week.

When we hear about teenagers being self-centered,  people have not met four Warwick Valley High School students pictured here. The students have been volunteering with Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) for at least a year,  some for four years. The four girls, Cameron Quinn, Charlotte O’Connor, Billie Finn and Elizabeth Centorrio have been volunteering to […]

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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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Giving Tuesday 2019 – Dulce Esperanza GoFundMe Fundraiser

December 3, 2019
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Giving Tuesday - Dulce Esperanza GoFundMe Fundraiser

Giving Tuesday is a day dedicated to supporting local non-profit organizations and their charitable works by making a donation. This year Giving Tuesday is Tuesday; December 3, 2019. We ask you to consider contributing to our Giving Tuesday Dulce Esperanza GoFundMe fundraiser that can be found here. Your charitable donation will go directly to support […]

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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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