I gave a presentation at a church, and gave a sermon on environmental justice to my co-workers. I attended a College Assistance Migrant Program conference and helped SAF Levante high school students with their college applications. I helped to keep track of the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness & Fatality Prevention Act which was recently reintroduced... [Read more]

SAF Director Melinda Wiggins wrote this letter urging Duke President Vincent Price to recognize the Duke University Press employees' union and to be a leader in how Duke treats its people: Dear President Price, I am writing this open letter to urge the Duke Administration to recognize the Duke University Press employees’ union and to... [Read more]

This year's National Farmworker Awareness Week was an incredible collaboration with 41 partners all across the country. Thank you to our partners for investing your time and energy into social media campaigns, t-shirt drives, film screenings, panel discussions, and more. You proved that advocacy cannot be stopped even in the midst of a global crisis. We are confident that your efforts have... [Read more]

In the summer of 2020, SAF interns partnered with farmworkers in North Carolina and South Carolina to hear their stories of what they’re facing in the pandemic, how they’re coping and advocating for themselves and others, and how they’re carrying forward hope in their essential work. Here are some of their stories. Rain or shine,... [Read more]

SAF Solidaridad intern Tyshenna Phillips shares three reasons why National Farmworker Awareness Week is important to her.

Thanks to the 40 partners who have signed up to host actions and events to raise awareness of farmworker conditions and to honor their important contributions to us every day. Your support allows us to fully fund our mini-grant program to help students and groups with the costs of their events. Whether you're an official... [Read more]

SAF is partnering with the Wake Forest School of Medicine's Center for Worker Health on a study researching child farmworkers in North Carolina. They recently wrote a policy brief summarizing their findings on the educational experiences of NC child farmworkers. Brief Summary: "In this study, Latinx child farmworkers had elevated rates of repeating a grade... [Read more]

SAF’s inaugural Cosecha fellows met for a virtual orientation on January 20-21 to explore current farmworker issues and equity in the workplace, practice using documentary as a tool for social change, reflect on Paulo Freire’s "Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” and create an individual learning plan to sustain their work in the farmworker movement. Through training, mentorship, and professional... [Read more]

We selected 5 SAF alumni working with immigrants or farmworkers in NC to join our new professional development fellowship, Cosecha. We're recruiting partners for National Farmworker Awareness Week. If you are part of an organization or group that would like to be a partner this year, sign up here. We received 39 applications for our... [Read more]

Make a donation to support farmworkers and their families Here’s why your help is needed today: The COVID pandemic and the economic recession are disproportionately affecting farmworkers and their families Farmworkers have been deemed essential but at the same time they are having to work with limited access to PPE, healthcare, sick leave, fair pay,... [Read more]

As we look back at our work during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, we are grateful for you– our alumni, students, partners, and donors that stood with farmworkers and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately impacting farmworkers and magnifyingthe systemic issues that have historically oppressed those that work in the fields and food processing plants.... [Read more]

Donate to an emergency fund for farmworkers and families and sign the petition calling on leaders to protect NC meat and poultry workers