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Tag Archives: Education
A Modern Day Assault on Childhood
With no child labor laws in place, poor working conditions, abuses, injuries and even deaths were commonplace throughout the late 19th century. Children risked their health, were not educated, and lost their childhoods while working 12 to 18 hour days … Continue reading
My Memory of Matilda, a Migrant Farmworker Child
Guest Blogger Ahira Sanchez, a SAFE AmeriCorps member from the Raleigh, North Carolina area, discusses one of her first experiences helping a migrant farmworker. I met Matilda in 2001, when we were in the 5th grade. I remember that classes … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Safety Programs, Year of the Farmworker Child
Tagged AmeriCorps, Education, North Carolina, SAFE
Can I Get A Refund on That Failure?
“Wouldn’t it be nice if taxpayers could somehow get a refund for government programs that didn’t work?” On Wednesday, February 9, in the New York Times, author David Leonhardt painted a rosy picture of social impact bonds, ignoring the potential … Continue reading
From Harvest to Harvard
My name is Beatriz Medina; I am currently a freshman at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) in Edinburg, Texas. I have been a migrant since I was six months old. When my family and I migrated, we would go … Continue reading
Following Up on A Farmworker’s Christmas Story
During the winter months, farmworkers often have minimal to no work and find it difficult, if not impossible, to make ends meet, stay warm, and feed their families. These concerns, recently brought to the nation’s attention by well-publicized cold snaps … Continue reading
Farmworker Children: Harvesting the Dreams of My Future
There are an estimated 300,000-500,000 children working to harvest the fruits and vegetables that end up on our tables. On Tuesday, December 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the 2010 Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) National Conference, four of … Continue reading
Education Pays Off
For migrant and seasonal farmworker children and their families in the United States, economic necessity often forces them to prioritize work over school. Here in California, 52% of farmworker families earn less than $15,000 per year, which is over $7,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign
Tagged Brandon Louie, Child Labor, Children in the Fields Campaign, Education, Farmworker, poverty
