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Addressing Food Insecurity for Coachella Valley Farmworkers at Congressional Hispanic Caucus Meeting in Washington D.C.<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#77828c” text_line_height=”1.75em” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.5em” custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”]

Farmworkers experiencing food insecurity face unique obstacles, including geographical, transportation, and economic barriers, to access resources like nutritious food for their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FIND Food Bank President & CEO Debbie Espinosa addressed those specific needs on Wednesday, June 22 during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) in Washington, D.C. The Caucus is a legislative committee comprised of 38 members of the U.S. Congress who are of Latino and Hispanic descent who work on addressing\u00a0issues affecting Latino and Hispanic Americans.<\/p>\n

Dolores Huerta, the labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez, was in attendance along with committee chairman, Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-36).<\/p>\n

FIND CEO was invited to speak on FIND’s hunger relief programs working to increase food security for Coachella Valley farmworking communities and others facing hunger.<\/p>\n

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“It was an honor to receive this invitation to speak among so many dedicated civil servants and legendary advocates. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus members heard directly from organizations like FIND whose programs are making a daily impact on farmworkers and their families.”\u00a0 Espinosa said. “This meeting served as an opportunity to make meaningful steps forward to address issues impacting farmworkers by increasing food security for everyone in the Coachella Valley desert region.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

FIND partners with UC Riverside, Borrego Health, California Farmworkers Foundation, Growing Coachella Valley, and regional growers to develop specific programs tailored to farmworkers\u2019 needs that remove barriers to accessing nutritious food. FIND launched Mercado Campesinos, or ‘Market for farmers’ during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to eliminate geographical and transportation barriers for farmworkers experiencing food insecurity by delivering food to those in need directly at their workplace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

On June 23, Debbie also met with Senator Padilla\u2019s (CA) staff to further discuss the future of these programs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Organizations represented at the Caucus meeting included,<\/p>\n