It was a tough time for the migrant workers this summer. The cherry harvest in California was lost, due to late rains, so workers arrived here without that paycheck. Volunteers from the Western Farm Workers Association (WFWA) went to the camps and signed up 150 new members and delegates to represent them.
During this summer, about ten thousand homes in the Portland metro area had their electricity shut off. Of these, one-fifth of the homes took longer than one week to reconnect. Half of those families were never able to reconnect. Federal agencies had no funds to help this year.
We continue to support the working poor in our communities. We will be collecting pinto beans, white rice, oil, onions and more for the annual Thanksgiving food drive. WFWA will be distributing the food to 120 families on November 26. For more information, contact Merry Goldthorpe or phone the WFWA office in Hillsboro at 503-681-9399. Thank you!