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Provides pass-through funds to grassroots affordable housing programs for farmworkers in the Rocky Mountain States and Hawaii, and established 18 group homes, residential, and work sites across rural Arizona.

Provides pass-through funds to grassroots affordable housing programs for farmworkers in the Rocky Mountain States and Hawaii, and established 18 group homes, residential, and work sites across rural Arizona.

Operates the Arivaca Community Garden, a certified organic garden, which provides fresh produce to rural food banks and hot meal programs, sells produce at farmers markets, and offers shares for year-round access to organic vegetables. It also provides free organic vegetables to individuals in the Arivaca community with environmental sensitivities.

Operates the Arivaca Community Garden, a certified organic garden, which provides fresh organically grown food to rural food banks and hot meal programs, sells produce at farmers markets, and offers shares for year-round access to fresh organic vegetables. It also provides free organic vegetables to individuals in the Arivaca community with environmental sensitivities.

Provides short-term crisis intervention services including rental/mortgage and utility assistance, and long-term case management to stabilize vulnerable households. This includes specific support for seniors in Ajo, Why, and Sells to promote independent living and access to services.

Provides short-term crisis intervention services including rental/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, and support for employment or educational needs. It also offers long-term case management to help stabilize vulnerable households, including seniors in Ajo, Why, and Sells, to support independent living and access to services.

Offers an onsite training program for gardening and landscaping.

Offers an onsite training program for gardening and landscaping.

Supports economic, sustainable farming, health, diabetes education, environmental, nutrition, humanitarian tourism, microfinance, youth development, and sports programs, and develops infrastructure for schools and corn grinding mills in Ethiopia and Cameroon. It also assisted in establishing a center for child nutrition and daycare services in Brasilia, Brazil, and established the West African Rural Empowerment Society in 2011, which oversees schools, economic development, nutrition, and cultural projects.

Supports economic, sustainable farming, health, diabetes education, environmental, nutrition, humanitarian tourism, microfinance, youth development, and sports programs, and develops infrastructure for schools and corn grinding mills in Ethiopia and Cameroon. This also includes assisting in establishing a center for child nutrition and daycare services in Brasilia, Brazil.

Provides technical and financial assistance to import/export businesses in the Arizona/Sonora Border Region, and has organized microbusiness programs that have lent over $22 million. This includes establishing microcredit programs and humanitarian aid in Mexico, Thailand, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Ethiopia, as well as establishing a micro business incubator and training center for diabetic women seamstresses in Limbe, Cameroon.

Provides technical and financial assistance to import/export businesses in the Arizona/Sonora Border Region and beyond. It has organized a micro business program that has lent over $22 million, primarily in the US-Mexico border region, and established microcredit programs and humanitarian aid in Mexico, Thailand, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Ethiopia, including a micro business incubator and training center for diabetic women seamstresses in Limbe, Cameroon.

Organized the Farmworker LULAC Council #1088, the nation's largest adult council, and dozens of LULAC Youth, LULAC KIDZ, and adult LULAC councils, primarily in Arizona's farmworker and rural regions. Also organized LULAC's first international council in Hermosillo, Mexico in 2007, followed by councils in India and Africa.

Organized the Farmworker LULAC Council #1088, the nation's largest adult council, and dozens of LULAC Youth, LULAC KIDZ, and adult LULAC councils, primarily in Arizona's farmworker and rural regions. It also organized LULAC's first international council in Hermosillo, Mexico in 2007, followed by councils in India and Africa.

Provides summer and after-school programs for youth aged 14-21, and operates YouthBuild programs for low-income youth aged 17-24 to earn GEDs, learn job skills, and build affordable housing. This includes construction skills training that has resulted in building or rehabilitating over 120 homes and constructing 30 new farmworker homes in San Luis and Somerton, Arizona.

Provides summer and after-school programs for youth aged 14-21, and operates YouthBuild programs for low-income youth aged 17-24 to earn GEDs, learn job skills, and build affordable housing. This includes construction skills training that has resulted in building and rehabilitating over 120 homes and constructing 30 new farmworker homes in San Luis and Somerton, Arizona.

Operates the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) in nine Arizona counties, offering career counseling, training assistance, supportive services, job placement, and follow-up services. It also assists adult migrant farmworkers in obtaining GED certification through the High School Equivalency Program (HEP), with 1,000 graduates in Yuma County alone.

Operates the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) in nine Arizona counties, offering career counseling, training assistance, supportive services, job placement, and follow-up services. It also assists adult migrant farmworkers in obtaining GED certification through the High School Equivalency Program (HEP), with 1,000 graduates in Yuma County alone, and prepares migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Yuma County to obtain their GED certificate in English or Spanish through a 13-week education course.

Organized major humanitarian relief efforts for tribes affected by hurricanes in Mexico and the Hurricanes Katrina/Rita Farmworker Relief partnership in 2005, described as the largest non-governmental, interstate relief effort of its kind.

Organized major humanitarian relief efforts for tribes affected by hurricanes in Mexico and for the Hurricanes Katrina/Rita Farmworker Relief partnership, described as the largest non-governmental, interstate relief effort of its kind.