MOST MIGRANTS and seasonal workers in the
area aren't too worried about the possible termination of the National
Farmworker Jobs Program. That's because many of them don't know
anything about it. The National Farmworker Jobs Program is a federally
funded service that offers job training and educational opportunities
to help migrants and seasonal workers become self-sufficient. The Bush
administration has suggested cutting the program from the 2005 national
budget, which has many farmworker and Latino organizations concerned. [more]
Pictuted above: Helen Lyons, a farm placement specialist with the
Virginia Employment Commission who has made a career of helping
Hispanic migrant workers.
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