For generations, Central Valley farmworkers would travel to Oregon for summer harvests. But summers in the Northwest are getting hotter and drier, and housing more expensive.Have at least one member of the household who is a California residentWill be working as a farmworker during the time they apply for the program and throughout the duration of the pilot project
Have received benefits under CalFresh, the California Food Assistance Program or would have been eligible “but for the immigration status of one or more members of the household.”Hernan Hernandez, executive director of the nonprofit California Farmworker Foundation, said the program could be a stepping stone to more opportunities to help farmworkers.
“My hope for this program is to bring awareness to climate change and drought, but also to the need for workforce development,” Hernandez said. Edward Flores, faculty director of the UC Merced Community and Labor Center, agreed that drought is one of many issues facing farmworkers. “Communities are impacted by drought, not just people who work in the farmworking industry,” Flores said. “And farmworkers as an occupational group are exposed to much more than just drought.”
Good plan