By Christine Cronin | Executive Director
Since 2021, the CARE collaborative (Colectivo CARE), made up of Livity Rising, Integrative Healers Action Network (IHAN) and Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB), has delivered 5000 treatments to the farmworker community. It is the awe-inspiring dedication of our staff, volunteers and community partners which led to this wonderful accomplishment. Farmworkers and their families choose between chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, ear seeds or any combination of the above which are provided free of charge.
This combination of therapies work - 80% of farmworker families report significant reductions in both pain and stress. We are grateful that we are able to provide this care for such a deserving community!
These therapies are necessary because the farmworker community suffer as a result of inadequate nutrition, terrible living conditions and no health insurance. The average life expectancy of a migrant farmworker is 49 years of age. In Northern California, the farmworker community experienced even more challenges over the past year. The same workers who produce 1/3 of the vegetables, 2/3 of the fruits and nuts and 90% of all strawberries grown in the United States also experienced loss of work due to the extreme weather, financial stress and the destruction of their homes due to the Pajaro levee break. (Statistics provided by the Center for Farmworker Families)
Our farmworker families deserve better!
The farmworker community do backbreaking work and suffer from pain and extreme stress to ensure food is on our tables. Please help us continue to provide care for all the farmworkers, their elders and their family members. If you can provide financial support for this program, please do so.
Thank you for all you do to make the world a better place for everyone!
By Christine Cronin | Executive Director
By Christine Cronin | Executive Director
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