FHDC attends vigils for Sebastian Francisco Perez, the most recent life lost due to climate change and unacceptable worker protections.
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Promotores: Making Strides towards Personal and Community Growth
FHDC launched our Promotores Resident Leadership Program in Spring, 2019. Two years later, we share an update.
Oregon Worker Relief Fund: 1 Year Later
A report from the Oregon Worker Relief Fund Coalition after a year of the pandemic
Colonia Paz Breaks Ground, Brings Needed Affordable Housing to Lebanon, Linn County
“The truth is, Linn County is facing a real affordable housing shortage for families that are 70% or more below the median family income,” said Maria Elena Guerra, FHDC’s Executive Director.
FHDC Partners to Deliver Free Vaccines to Residents & Community
FHDC vaccinated more than 300 people at Colonia Libertad in Salem and Colonia Jardines in Silverton April thanks to a partnership with Legacy Health, Mano a Mano, Evolve Workforce, and Santiam Hospital
Mental Health Support, Chromebook Distribution, Flu Vaccinations, and more
Partnership with OLLN addresses needs for mental health and educational support
Oregon Tilth: Will the pandemic be the final straw to creating equitable protections and resources for farmworkers?
Key findings and recommendations: FHDC farmworker residents shared feedback that informed the west-coast Farmworker study, uncovering many of the risks, dangers, and fears farmworkers face at their workplaces, prompting state-wide advocacy efforts for stronger protections, and resources for essential workers.
Healing with our Indigenous Communities
The Anáhuac Program: a Partnership empowering Campesino families to leverage traditional ancestral Indigenous knowledge to transform lives as agricultural laborers and into respected Oregon farmers and subsistence land stewards.