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 […]
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!
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 […]
Katherine Brieger Receives National Award: Lifetime Achievement Award in Migrant Health The National Association of Community Health Centers has awarded the 2020 Lifetime Achievement in Migrant Health Award to Katherine Brieger, Executive Director of the Warwick Area Migrant Committee. Due to the current COVID precautions, there will be a delayed public presentation of the award. […]
The Warwick Area Migrant Committee co-sponsored a program with Las Mejores de Los Immigrantes for our Sunday Program participants this past weekend on Sunday, February 9, 2020. During the meeting participants learned more about how to work toward a Municipal Identification card. Future community meetings are planned about the 2020 Census form and the New […]
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 […]
The Warwick Area Migrant Committee is proud to announce that our Annual Report for 2019 is now available online here. Thank you to all our supporters, donors, volunteers, staff, program parents, and the children in the program for making this year such a successful one. We look forward to continuing and growing that success in […]
We hope everyone had an amazing Christmas! This year the Warwick Area Migrant Committee had our Christmas store and we able to help over 160 families. For the kids, Santa was there and volunteers brought crafts for the kids to do. The crafts included cookie decorating and ornament making. Thank you to everyone volunteered and […]
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 […]
The Warwick Area Migrant Committee Dulce Esperanza Summer Enrichment Program is featured in the September 2019 issue of Hudson Valley Magazine. The article titled “Unsung” is written by Steve Fowler and features beautiful photography work by Zoraida Lopez-Diago. You can read a PDF copy of the article here. We are grateful to Mr. Fowler […]
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