On the weekend of December 5th, 2008, a group of young people, from the UCC Chapel on the Hills in Seminole, Florida, and from the UCC Church by the Sea in Miami, Florida, traveled to Central Florida for a farm … Continue reading
More than 20 Florida YAYA members participated in the Burger King Headquarters National CIW March & Rally, which started on Thursday, November the 29th. Thanks to the United Church of Christ, we were able to rent a charter bus to … Continue reading
Young Adults from Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Massachusetts met in Apopka, Florida, for the 2008 Florida YAYA Summit. During the weekend of November 21 –23, 2008, they learned and discussed issues related to the farm worker movement and farm … Continue reading
UCC Chapel on the Hill youth group members, from Seminole, Florida, surprised us again when they called us to let us know about a fundraiser to help farmworkers feed their families in Pierson, Florida. The group raised enough money to … Continue reading
On October 25, 2008 members of the Orlando Farmworker Supporters (OFS) and the St. Augustine Bicycle Collective, met with farm workers from Seville, Florida, for a bicycle delivery. After introductions, community members spoke about their community and the challenges that … Continue reading
On October 4, 2008 members of the UCC Church by the Sea and the Firefly Bicycle Collective, both from Miami, met with farm workers from Homestead, Florida, for a bicycle delivery. We met at the Farm Worker Association of Florida … Continue reading
Pennies and Pals By: Heather Rxroad and Haley Knapp Vacation Bible School was a youth program Chapel on the Hill held during the summer time, for kids to learn about God in different ways. The mission was to help the … Continue reading
These beautiful bikes finally found a home! Churches, volunteers, support groups and farm workers around Florida continue to work on our Florida Farm Worker Bicycle Drive. Thanks to your generosity, we have collected numerous bicycle donations from different churches and … Continue reading
On July 21st the First Set of 10 bicycles were delivered to Haitian, African American and Latino farm workers in the community of Belle Glade, Florida. The bicycles were fixed by our supporters at the Lake Worth Bike Co-Op and … Continue reading
Youth and staff members of the United Church of Christ, along with NFWM staff members, traveled to Immokalee, Florida for a mission trip focused on disaster response and social justice. The group spent the first days fixing homes that were … Continue reading
MissionYAYAs organize their communities in support of farm workers, educating people and institutions about the conditions facing farm workers and mobilizing them to support their campaigns for justice.
YAYAs organize and participate in a diverse array of activities, such as letter writing campaigns, peaceful marches, lobbying,and awareness events. Through our work, we build relationships with farm worker groups as well as leadership within our own organization.
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