Migrant Farmworkers

Immigrant communities across the nation are on high alert, including in the Tampa Bay region, which is home to more than 80,000 people without the required legal documents.

The migrant farmworker community is one of the most vulnerable groups when it comes to natural disasters. Language barriers and immigration status are major hurdles to seeking emergency relief.

When Cristina Vega stumbled upon the Redland Migrant Christian Association's Community Academy, which runs a dual-language program with cultural awareness, she "fell in love with the place."

A farmworker housing bill, unanimously passed by the Florida House and Senate, was vetoed by Governor DeSantis Friday. He cited "illegal foreign workers" in his veto letter.

The Mulberry Academy, which serves children in the migrant farm worker community, requested $500,000 from the state, but was denied.

Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy

The festival is being held to celebrate human rights gains in the Fair Food Program.

The three-day festival will be held on the island of Palm Beach starting March 8.

Mulberry Community Academy, a dual-language charter school, is expanding to serve more migrant farmworker families that are grappling with the new immigration law.

Giselle Morales celebrated her first birthday on Aug. 5 and then rang the celebration bell on Friday, denoting the end to her cancer treatments

Health workers are continuing to provide life-saving COVID-19 information and other health resources throughout the community of Immokalee.

A consulting group is tasked with identifying existing barriers that are inhibiting equity in Hillsborough County.