Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc.

The Farmworker Association of Florida’s long-standing mission is to build power among farmworker and rural low-income communities, to respond to and gain control over the social, political, economic, workplace, health, and environmental justice issues that impact their lives.

Our guiding vision is a social environment where farmworkers’ contribution, dignity, and worth are acknowledged, appreciated, and respected through economic, social, and environment justice. This vision includes farmworkers being treated as equals, and not exploited and discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, gender, immigrant or socioeconomic status.

In keeping true to the organization’s mission and guiding vision, FWAF’s core strategy is to help farmworkers realize and build upon their power to be effective agents of social and personal change by:

• Validating and strengthening the experiences, knowledge, and understanding of farmworkers,
• Building farmworkers' capacity to participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives,
• Building multiracial coalitions with other farmworker organizations promoting civic engagement and better working conditions,
• Organizing around community and labor issues,
• Raising consciousness about and advocating for farmworkers' rights and justice.

Toward this goal, FWAF’s programs and activities build leadership, civic engagement, and activist skills among low-income communities of color who are disproportionately affected by pesticides exposure/health problems, environmental contamination, institutional racism, harassment and intimidation, exploitation, and political under-representation.