About FWCC
Our Mission:
The mission of the Farmworker Coordinating Council of Palm Beach, Inc is to promote self-sufficiency and improve the quality of life of migrant and seasonal farm workers through education, advocacy, and access to services.
The FWCC is a non-profit corporation, classified under section 501C(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and chartered by the State of Florida as a non-profit corporation since 1978. THe FWCC was created for the purpose of assisting farm workers to access social and human services, who for a variety of reasons are unable to participate in elegible programs or services.
Our Vision:
"Building a better future for those who harvest America"
Our History
The Farmworker Coordinating Council traces its beginnings to a grassroots effort led by volunteers to meet the needs of farmworkers who found themselves without work in the winter of 1977-1978 during a sudent freeze. From its humble beginnings in a borrowed warehouse, the Farmworker Council has grown into a diverse social services agency that addresses the continuing barriers to basic needs faced by farm workers in Palm Beach County. The Council continues serving the over 30,000 migrant farm workers and their families in the county.
The agency now provides a range of social services with a staff of 13 full time and 4 part time professionals working from two offices: Lake Worth and Belle Glade.
The agency receives funding from the United Way and Palm Beach County, as well as from private foundations and individual donors. The Council continues to grow and shape its programs around the acute needs of the farm worker community.
Our Board of Directors
- Sergio M. Palacio - President
- Dean Luce - Vice President
- Gayle Zavala - Secretary
- Warren Trilling - Treasurer
- Jeannette Molina
- Ilsa Dickinson
- Ethan Kominsky, Esq
- Bernard M. Smith
- Harry VanVorst
- Delferine Spooner, CPA
- Virginia Savietto
- Ramón O. Viamonte
