WELCOME TO AFOP
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are America’s working poor. The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs and its member organizations serve farmworkers in 49 states and Puerto Rico. We provide job training, pesticide safety education, emergency assistance, and an advocacy voice for the people who prepare and harvest our food.
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WHAT’S NEW AT AFOP?
» Children in the Fields Campaign Launches Advocacy Effort to Inform Public on U.S. Child Farmworkers
» Our annual National Conference will be held December 6-8, 2010 at the Marriott New Orleans, located on Canal Street in New Orleans, LA . AFOP’s Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting during the conference. Activities, events, workshops and speakers can be found on the Conference Page of this website beginning in March 2009.
» Read about our latest DOJ Activities.
» Announcing the Winners of AFOP’s 3rd Annual Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Children Essay Contest!
2010 AFOP National Conference in New Orleans Louisiana
December 6-8
Information Coming Soon!
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