Center for Farmworker Families

Education, Advocacy, and Support

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Our website will acquaint you with farmworkers and their families in Mexico. You will learn about our organization and its purpose and will have an opportunity to participate directly in the lives of bi-national farmworker families by engaging in activities that serve to alleviate the worst aspects of the everyday poverty they are burdened with. With participation in this effort, you become part of our grassroots community to improve the well-being of farmworkers and their family members, both in Mexico and in the U.S.

Today on the California Central Coast, farmworkers and their families are struggling to survive.

Welcome to the Center for Farmworker Families. Explore our organization's purpose and engage in activities aimed at easing the hardships of farmworkers’ lives. Join our grassroots community dedicated to enhancing the well-being of farmworker families.

Farmworker Reality Tours

Are you ready to embark on a journey that will transform the way you see the world? Our Farmworker Reality Tours offer a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between the farmworker community and those who enjoy the fruits of their hard labor.

On this immersive tour, you'll have the chance to meet and engage in meaningful conversations with farmworkers, listen to their powerful testimonials, and experience their daily lives firsthand.

Please check out our 'Events' page for more information and to sign up for the next Farmworker Reality Tour.

Recent Events:

Saturday, October 5, 2024: Harvesting Hope a farm-to-fork fundraiser at beautiful Mariquita Farm in Watsonville featured a lovely 4-course organic, plant-based meal, and guest speakers Dr. Ann López, Director of CFF, Adam Bolaños Scow, leader of the Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture, farmworkers Ernestina and Jorge, and chefs Maria Gonzalez and Emily Beggs.

Jorge, Dr. Ann López, and ernestina (left to right)

Sunday, April 14, 2024: Cesar Chavez Day of Service at the Homeless Garden Project Farm featured Dr. Ann López, Director of CFF, as she spoke about the everyday hardships of farmworkers.

Mireya Gómez-Contreras, Dolores Huerta, and Dr. Ann López (left to right)

Saturday, August 12, 2023: Harvesting Equity featured Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta, Dr. Ann López, Director of CFF, and Mireya Gómez-Contreras, Co-Leader of Esperanza Community Farms, as they discussed sustainable communities, organic farming and economic justice in front of 500 community members at the Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville.

Monday, March 20, 2023: The Center For World Networking Fundraiser Project highlighted Dr. Ann López, Director of CFF, and Kevin Heuer, Director of Engagement & Impact for the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County. The event included group discussion and collaborative inspiration to help our hardworking neighbors in the farmworker community.

JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN TO WIN A PESTICIDE-FREE PAJARO VALLEY

CORA is a grassroots organization of concerned residents from the Pajaro Valley and the Monterey Bay region dedicated to achieving an environmentally and socially just agricultural system.

Our mission is to promote awareness about the difficult life circumstances of farmworker families while proactively inspiring improvement in binational family life both in the United States and in Mexico.