Strengthening Communities in 2025: CATA’s Plan for Outreach, Education, and Community Action
CATA expands workers' rights education, updates "Know Your Rights" materials, and strengthens farmworker outreach. Community meetings, nonprofit partnerships, and community gardens in NJ, PA, and MD continue, ensuring a safe space for immigrant support and resources.
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CATA ON THE NEWS
Throughout communities of “panicked” undocumented farmworkers, however, “people are jittery — talking so fast, crying, losing sleep, and keeping kids out of school,” said Meghan Hurley, policy and advocacy organizer for CATA, a nonprofit helping farmworkers and the Latino immigrant community in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Op-Ed: NJ farmworkers need protection from heat
CATA's workers organizer, Edgar Aquino-Huerta, has shared his powerful experiences and urgent call to action in an op-ed published by NJ Spotlight News. From working on farms at 13 to becoming a dedicated advocate for farmworker rights, Edgar's journey is both inspiring and eye-opening. "I witnessed women fainting in the middle of a shift because the heat affected their pre-existing health issues." — Edgar Aquino-Huerta, former farmworker and organizer with CATA.
Meghan Hurley, policy and advocacy organizer for CATA, an organization that advocates for farm workers and the Latino immigrant community in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
June 14, 2024. Edgar Aquino Huerta Farmworker Organizer for CATA, urges lawmakers to approve pending bill/NJ Spotlight News