California
Santa Cruz Farm Bureau (formerly AgriCulture)
The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau provides an important voice for the Santa Cruz County and Pajaro Valley agriculture industry. We are continually involved in local land use and transportation issues as well as opportunities to provide educational support through scholarships and school programs. The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau helps ensure that the agriculture industry here remains viable, and continues to generate financial security for the entire community.
We specialize in:
- Activism & Organizing
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We work in these areas:
- California
Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides works to protect people and the environment by advancing ecologically sound alternatives to pesticides. NCAP is dedicated to sustainable agriculture, public education around pesticides and related health concerns, and helping to develop better public policy relating to pesticides.
We specialize in:
- Activism & Organizing
We can also help you with:
- Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
We work in these areas:
- California
- Idaho
- Montana
- Oregon
- Washington
Farm Credit Services Southwest
Farm Credit Services Southwest has been lending to Southwest Farmers and Ranchers for more than 97 years.
We specialize in:
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
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We work in these areas:
- Arizona
- California
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
CRLAF provides community outreach and education, public policy advocacy, litigation support, and technical and legal assistance for California’s rural poor. We target our work in the areas of agricultural workers? health, civil rights, education, labor & employment, immigration & citizenship, pesticides & worker safety, rural housing and sustainable communities.
We specialize in:
- Legal Help & Mediation Services
- Resources for BIPOC Farmers
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
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We work in these areas:
- California
California Agricultural Mediation Program
Our program provides FREE mediation to producers and service providers on covered topics, which are: debt/credit issues, succession planning, leases, neighbor disputes, organic certification, grazing on National Forest lands, USDA loan and program issues as well as any topic the Secretary of Agriculture deems appropriate. What is mediation? Mediation means a trained professional who is not involved personally in a situation helps the parties make a plan for whatever challenge is on the table. The process is confidential and while the professional can support the conversation, the results are always up to the parties.
We specialize in:
- Legal Help & Mediation Services
We can also help you with:
- Financial & Business Planning
We work in these areas:
- California
Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association
ALBA works with farmers and agricultural workers from the Central Coast of California to advance the economic viability, social equity and ecological land management among limited resource and aspiring farmers. Program services include technical internships for one and two years with the ultimate goal of creating full time, independent farmers.
We specialize in:
- Resources for Beginning Farmers
- Resources for BIPOC Farmers
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
We can also help you with:
- Conservation Programs
- Direct Marketing Assistance
- Institutional & Wholesale Markets
- Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
We work in these areas:
- California
Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS)
“WCAHS is a multidisciplinary center located at the University of California, Davis. One of 11 agricultural health and safety centers in the U.S established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), WCAHS has an almost 30-year history of engaging agricultural communities in the Western states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada through innovative research and outreach.
WCAHS faculty and staff conduct research on high hazard topics, including air quality, ergonomics, dairy pathogens, and heat illness. Through its robust outreach program, WCAHS reaches over 3,000 individuals annually with health and safety trainings, health fairs, and presentations.”
We specialize in:
- Disaster Relief/Resilience
- Farm Stress
- Industrial Ag Issues
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
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We work in these areas:
- Arizona
- California
- Hawaii
- Nevada
Communicare Health Centers
CommuniCare is both a Migrant Health Center and a Federally Qualified Health Center with multiple locations in Yolo County, California. As the largest Migrant Health Center in Yolo County, CommuniCare exists to help bridge the healthcare gap for this population. We provide a variety of culturally humble behavioral health services, including individual and group therapy, in English and Spanish. The Creando Recursos y Enlaces Para Oportunidades (CREO) program offers regular support groups facilitated by a promotora. CREO is tailored to meet the needs of the Spanish-speaking community and to educate them on stress management techniques, self-esteem, parenting, and other topics. CommuniCare is currently training a larger team of promotores who will expand our ability to outreach to the migrant community. Our team of Client Benefits Advocates, all of whom speak fluent Spanish and English, assist migrant and agricultural workers with enrollment in insurance and other public assistance programs such as CalFresh. CommuniCare’s Food Programs include classes that increase participants? access to healthy food, build food skills, and reduce social isolation. The quarter-acre Food is Medicine Garden provides a relaxing outdoor setting for implementing both food and mental health activities.
We specialize in:
- Farm Stress
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
- Substance Use Support
We can also help you with:
- Farm Stress
- Substance Use Support
We work in these areas:
- California
Health Education Council (CA)
“For nearly 30 years, HEC has cultivated health and well-being in
under-served communities by leveraging the power of collaboration. For over a decade, HEC has administered
health programs at the Mexican Consulate in Sacramento including Ventanilla de Salud (VDS) which provides
free health-related services for immigrant and Latino clients.
A key program of VDS is Mente Sana, Vida Sana (Healthy Mind, Healthy Life) which reduces unmet mental
health needs in the Mexican immigrant community through PHQ9 depression screenings, referral and stigma
reduction. In the fall of 2017, HEC received funding from the Office of Health Equity to offer a community defined mental health initiative called the Mente Sana, Vida Sana (MSVS) program. MSVS addresses
awareness, early detection, and treatment of depression to improve individual and community well-being. “
We specialize in:
- Farm Stress
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
- Substance Use Support
We can also help you with:
We work in these areas:
- California
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