Mission
The Farmworker Health and Safety Institute (FHSI or Institute) is a unique consortium of three community-based farmworker organizations that work with farmworkers along the Eastern Migrant Stream, the U.S.-Mexico Border and in the Caribbean. The member groups include El Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas (CATA), the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF), and the Border Agricultural Workers Project (BAWP). CATA and FWAF formed the Institute in 1992 in order to work together on a regional level to protect the health and safety of farmworkers against environmental hazards such as pesticides. When BAWP became a member in 1996, this expanded the Institute's programs to a national level as well as strengthening its' international work. During this time, the Institute has conducted its innovative training programs with a focus on capacity building through teaching farmworkers to organize around environmental issues and how to impact public policy. As a result of sharing these experiences and technical expertise with farmworkers in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, the Institute has evolved into the training and monitoring arm of its member farmworker organizations.
Contact: 4 South Delsea Dr.
P.O. Box 510
Glassboro, NJ 08028
(856) 881 – 2507
Leadership: Teresa Niedda, Director
Location: Glassboro, NJ