Success Story: Caroline Garcia

Carolina Garcia Certified Nursing Assistant Miami-Dade County Florida Farmworker Career Development Program (FCDP) Carolina is a shining star and a great example for her three children: Noel, Carolina and Alonzo. She grew up in a farmworker home and witnessed first-hand her mother’s dedication and hard work “to put food on the table.” Due to an […]

AFOP to Congress: Prohibit Child Labor on U.S. Tobacco Farms

April 16, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced legislation to protect child workers from the dangers of exposure to tobacco plants, which can include acute nicotine poisoning and other long term health effects. The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) supports the proposed legislation, and calls on Congress to […]

The one thing that shouldn’t go missing in the story of food

The one thing that shouldn’t go missing in the story of food By: Kathleen Nelson, Director of Workforce Development I’m currently blessed with a very inquisitive four-and-a-half-year-old spitfire full of questions about the world.  This year in his preschool class, the children spent the autumn learning about food and nutrition. They learned about healthy eating, […]

Tobacco Work is Poisoning our Children

Tobacco Work is Poisoning our Children How much longer will the Obama Administration allow it? “I didn’t feel well, but I still kept working. I started throwing up. I was throwing up for like 10 minutes, just what I ate. I took a break for a few hours and then I went back to work.” […]