Have you been feeling strange and disconnected and lonely these last few weeks? We have, too. I’ve also been thinking about how many farmworkers often feel that way in a normal year. Many times, they only leave their houses to go to work, or to go to the store once a week. They’re separated from […]
The 2019 Season Begins!
This is a guest post by Mackenzie Mann, a former outreach worker with the NC Farmworkers’ Project who also founded our ACA program and directed the program for two years. In 2017, she left to pursue her MSW. I always reflect fondly upon my time at the NC Farmworkers Project. When I first started working […]
Beauty in the mayhem: night clinics for farmworkers
Blog post by Linda Chamiec-Case, Seasonal Outreach Worker Preparation Every Thursday during the growing season (June-October) the NC Farmworkers’ Project gears up for our weekly farmworker clinic at Benson Area Medical Center (BAMC). Outreach workers at the Project partner with the health center to provide high-quality, accessible medical services to farmworkers in the area. Throughout […]
Slow Going / “Despacito”
A guest post by summer intern Liz Sielatycki Ask Certified Application Counselors (CACs) Neissly Tapia and Ana Beltran what song comes to mind when they are enrolling H-2A migrant farmworkers in health care plans under the Affordable Care Act, and they may break out in song to “Despacito.” Aside from typical job duties like […]
“Liderazgo”
Guest post by summer intern Liz Sielatycki Driving around the Eastern NC countryside with the Farmworkers’ Project Community Educator Leonardo Galván is like traveling with everyone’s favorite cousin. Each farmworker camp we show up to is uniquely familiar to Galván, and he can navigate directions to each while speaking miles per minute and never missing […]
Delivering Mobile Healthcare
Every Tuesday night, beginning in April and running through October, staff at the NC Farmworkers’ Project load up a mobile medical van with supplies, meet up with physicians and students from UNC Department of Family Medicine, and head out to a farmworker camp to provide medical appointments to farmworkers in their homes. Each night of […]