In 2008, I had the wonderful opportunity to work as an intern with Student Action with Farmworkers.  This internship was much more than a way to gain professional experience and beef up my resume.  SAF's Into the Fields Internship taught me that my interests and skills and desire to help others could go along with a career.  SAF introduced me to dozens of people fighting for social change, along with a very special group of young people who shared values and ideals, my fellow SAFistas.

Through internships, fellowships, a youth group, and student organizing school, SAF trains a diverse group of young people, bringing together students from immigrant and farmworker backgrounds with students native to the Southern US, to address problems experienced by migrant and seasonal farmworkers. SAF encourages critical thought and community action about social and economic injustices facing farmworkers. SAF’s programs not only develop young people as leaders in their communities, they also provide thousands of Latino farmworker families with greater access to education, health care, legal services and resourcesin their new US home. The activities students undertake while active with SAF foster a life-long commitment to advocacy and organizing in support of social and economic justice.

Reasons to donate to SAF.

1.    SAF employees, interns and volunteers do great work.  Thanks to the efforts of people involved with SAF in the last 20 years

a.     80,000 farmworkers and their family members have gained access to health, legal, education, and organizing support provided by SAF interns in the Carolinas

b.    2500 migrant students have developed leadership skills through SAF sponsored art projects, college tours, and retreats in rural North Carolina,

2.    SAF creates leaders in communities across the nation.  I know this personally, as my experience with this organization opened my eyes and empowered me to work with farmworkers. Click here to see the 2013 interns' blog

a.     In the last 20 years, 700 college students from universities across the country have developed leadership skills and learned to think critically about social justice through SAF summer internships and fellowships.  Many of these students return to their communities and continue this work.

3.    SAF depends on you to be able to continue doing this great work.  More than half of SAF’s funds are donations from individuals.  A donation of any amount can help SAF empower students and improve the lives of farmworkers

SAF's grassroots fundraising goal is to raise $20,000 through online fundraising and house parties!

SAF uses money raised from individuals to:

• conduct outreach to students and farmworkers,
• provide training, stipends, and scholarships for our interns, students organizers, and youth,
• share documentaries and presentations with the general public, and
• provide a living wage and full benefits to our staff

Thanks to those that have already donated this year through our 20-year anniversary sponsorships. We hope that you will consider giving again to help sustain our work for the next 20 years.

Alexa Dilworth

Andrea Kells

Carolyn Corrie

Cris Rivera

Evan Hughes & Leanne Simon

Irene Godinez

Irving Zavaleta

Lyndsey Beutin

Mercedes Hernandez-Pelletier

Patrick Stawski

Ronald Garcia Fogarty