The Warwick Area Farmworker Organization (WAFO) is offering a free program in partnership with our partners Sun River Health, Warwick Cares, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention that will address the critical issue of mental health in the farming community. Farmers face unique challenges, with suicide rates three and a half times higher than […]
Guest chef Chris Madura, who is a local third generation farmer, helps Kathy Brieger prepare cucumbers into pickles in this episode of “Food as Medicine”. You can find Chris and his family’s produce at the Pine Island Farmers Market in Pine Island, NY. This episode was made possible by the Jacobowitz family who donated the […]
The Warwick Area Farmworker Organization in partnership with Sunriver Health are proud to present a new show called “Food As Medicine”. In this series our chefs explore ways to make healthy dishes many of which are inspired by traditional Mexican food culture. In our latest episode (Episode 2) hosts Kathy Brieger and Sherry Wykcoff discuss […]
On Friday; August 16, 2019 the Warwick Area Migrant Committee Summer Enrichment Program held its Annual “Olympics” Field Day for the students in the Program. The Green group won the Olympics this year. The children had so much fun competing and trying each activity. Thank you Sara for a wonderful day and all your help […]
Last week the students in the Warwick Area Migrant Committee (WAMC) Summer Enrichment Program spent some time learning about health and the importance of making smart choices, as well as, taking care of yourself. First on Wednesday; August 7, 2019 the HRHC dental hygiene staff came to visit the Summer Enrichment Program to teach the […]
After a long stretch of rainy and hot/humid days in Pine Island, New York; the students at the Warwick Area Migrant Committee Summer Program finally got some time outside on the Pine Island Elementary School playground this past week. The cooler sunny weather was great for outdoor activities and the kids were eager to get […]
On Thursday; July 1, 2019 the Chosun Taekwondo Academy of Warwick, New York visited the Warwick Area Migrant Committee Summer Program to train the students in the program in basic Taekwondo forms. The children had so much fun participating in the class. The children were very attentive to all the lessons they learned during the […]
Thank you Claire Gablemann for educating the kids about “Breads of the World” this past week. The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students enjoyed learning about all the different types of bread found around the world, as well as, sampling each type. The students were taught about the different cultures represented by each bread and learned […]
To celebrate the last days of summer and the final days of this year’s WAMC Summer Enrichment Program the children made cheese on Thursday August 16, 2018. Mary Berrigan made a fresh vegetable dip with vegetables from the WAMC student garden. The children enjoyed learning about nutrition, food science and healthy choices. Everyone loved the […]
Vastu Health donates time each week to teach the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students Physical Education lessons as part of the program’s Physical Education classes. The classes are lead by Aura and Eric of Vastu Health in Warwick, New York. This is Aura and Eric’s second year coming twice a week to practice yoga and […]
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