OUR MISSION

FIELD will promote economic and social prosperity for Latinos and other low-income individuals and their families to help them realize their inherent worth and strengthen their communities.

FIELD promoverá la prosperidad económica y social para Latinos y otros individuos de bajos ingresos y sus familias para ayudarles a realizar su valor inherente y refuerce sus comunidades.

To read more about FIELD's mission and our core values, click here.

Para leer mas sobre la mision de FIELD y nuestra base de valores, oprima aqui.





WHAT'S NEW?

May 18, 2006 FIELD’s Northwest Agriculture Consortium held a symposium today on developing sustainable rural communities. There we released the results of our new research on labor practices and training needs for Oregon’s farmworkers and agricultural employers. The farmworker survey and the employer survey are available for download, as well as a brief summary of the research, and the day’s agenda.

To read coverage of the symposium in the Salem Statesman-Journal, click here.

October 31 FIELD's report to NAWB on the USDOL 2004 Workforce Board/Farmworker Dialogues is now available on our Research and Policy page.

October 8-17 FIELD is leading several activities in Kern County for Binational Health Week, an annual weeklong series of health promotion and education activities that take place throughout the United States and Mexico. For more information on events in Kern County, contact Mari Martinez at 661-396-3559.

August 30, 2005 FIELD is recruiting for its new VESL II class in Shafter. The class meets evenings, beginning September 6. For more information call Sandra at 661-746-5160.