Art & Essay Contest

Since 2009, the Children in the Fields Campaign has hosted its art and essay contest annually to provide a safe platform to showcase farmworker children’s heartwarming and compelling stories on the national stage, and to empower them as they find the power in their voices.

Every year, CIFC receives thousands of entries for farmworker children around the United States. Their stories are very emotional, and must be seen and heard by everyone, especially lawmakers.  It is our hope that the stories received through the contest, can help us change the narrative, and find the needed change to protect farmworker children in our Country.

Winners by Category

Congratulations to all 2022 winners!

Each entry submitted was full of heartwarming stories and will be shared on our social media. Each entry deserves to be seen and heard.

2022 Theme: I am a Farmworker: Child see me!

ART (Category 1 – Ages 10 to 13) ART (Category 2 – Ages 14 to 18)
1st

2nd

3rd

Janelly Caballero – Oxnard, CA

Brandy Ortiz – Indio, CA

Maria Guadalupe – Bakersfield, CA

1st

2nd

3rd

Aaron Cruz – Bakersfield, CA

Yaresmie Vaeza – Salinas, CA

Daylianis Rivas – Bakersfield, CA

ESSAY (Category 3 – Ages 10 to 13) ESSAY (Category 4 – Ages 14 to 18)
1st

2nd

3rd

Guadalupe Gonzalez – Bakersfield, CA

Edwin Juarez – Bakersfield, CA

Keyry Mejia – Bakersfield, CA

1st

2nd

3rd

Emily Camacho – Quincy, WA

Kelly Galindo – Ruskim, FL

Jessy Estefania – Bakersfield, CA

2022 Winner’s Booklet

2022 Winner’s Video

Now you can watch the 2022 contest winners sharing their own entries.  Check out the video and SHARE it with family and friends!

FEEL LIKE SPONSORING THE CONTEST?

You can sponsor the contest by:

  • Sponsorship Tiers

    Choose a sponsorship tier that best fits you or your organization. Then, make a check to AFOP for the amount you are able to donate.  Don’t forget to write in the Memo section that it’s for CIFC Contest!  Mail the check, and send your organization’s logo via email in a JPEG or PNG format to give proper credit.

    Sponsorship Tiers:

    • Diamond Sponsor: Exclusive sponsor $20,000
    • Platinum Sponsor:  Exclusively sponsors one winner and their chaperon – $5,000
    • Gold Sponsor: $3,000 towards CIFC contest winners’ prizes & travel
    • Silver Sponsor: $2,000 towards CIFC contest winners’ prizes & travel
    • Bronze Sponsor: $1,000 towards CIFC contest winners’ prizes & travel
    • Donor: Any donation towards CIFC contest winners’ prizes & travel

    Send check with attention to Melanie Forti at 1150 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 31, Washington, DC 20036

    Send logos to forti@afop.org

CHECK OUT THE WINNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS…