Crime & Safety
Sonoma County To Hold 1st-Ever Farmworkers Resource Fair
The first 200 farmworkers to arrive will get a free meal. More than 40 government agencies, nonprofits and advocacy groups will be on hand.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A resource fair to assist local farmworkers will be held Sunday, March 3 in Windsor, the county of Sonoma announced.
The event, which takes place from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Mary Agatha Furth Center, 8400 Old Redwood Highway in Windsor, will feature Aztec dancing by Danza Azteca Xantotl de Santa Rosa and other entertainment.
Free meals will be provided to the first 200 farmworkers, and Redwood Empire Food Bank will distribute fresh produce and other food. Farmworkers will also be entered into a raffle for gift cards that can be used to purchase gas, food, clothing and other necessities.
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“Farmworkers put fresh food on our tables and play an essential role in Sonoma County’s world-renowned wine industry, yet too many struggle to feed themselves and their families over winter when work slows between the end of harvest and the start of the new growing season,” said Supervisor David Rabbitt, chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. “With this resource fair, we are trying a new approach to support local farm laborers when they need help the most.”
The resource fair will connect farmworkers with more than 30 government agencies, nonprofits and advocacy groups that can provide support with housing, food, health care, employment, immigration law, tax preparation, free health screenings and opportunities to obtain health care and more.
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“Our local farmworkers are the backbone of Sonoma County agriculture, and yet far too many remain disconnected from vital programs and services,” said District 4 Supervisor James Gore, who represents the Windsor area. “This resource fair provides a starting point to connect the dots and do better.”
The following entities will be on hand:
- Agricultural Labor Relations Board
- Alliance Medical Center
- California Human Development
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Catholic Charities
- Child Support Services
- Commission on Human Rights
- Community Action Partnership
- Corazon Healdsburg
- Sonoma County Economic Development Board
- 4C's
- Graton Day Labor Center
- Sonoma County Human Services Department
- Immigration Institute of the Bay Area
- InterFaith Shelter Network IOLERO
- Job Link/Workforce Investment Board
- KBBF
- La Familia Sana
- La Plaza Nuestra Cultura Cura
- Latino Service Providers
- Lideres Campesinas
- Migrant Education Program
- Mission Asset Fund
- Petaluma Health Center
- Planned Parenthood Northern California
- Providence Community Benefit
- Raices Collective
- RED Latin X The Hub
- Santa Rosa Junior College
- Self-Help Credit Union
- Sonoma County Library
- Sonoma Family Meal
- West County Community Services
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measures
- Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management
- Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office
- California Vineyard & Farm Supply
The main host of the fair, the Sonoma County Human Services Department, serves more than 120,000 individuals and families annually through its four core divisions: Economic Assistance; Adult & Aging; Family, Youth & Children’s Services; and Employment & Training, which houses Sonoma County Job Link and other supportive services.
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