Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) develops the leadership of college students from diverse backgrounds, giving them the opportunity to work directly with farmworkers in the Southeast. Each year, SAF trains approximately 20 students on farmworker issues, and places them to work full-time with migrant education programs, legal aid offices, rural health clinics, community-based organizations and farmworker unions. SAF interns increase the capacity of the organizations they work with by outreaching to over 5,000 farmworkers & their families each summer.
Internships run for 10 weeks from June-August. Interns will spend their time meeting and supporting the people who plant, harvest, and produce the food we eat everyday. Through the Into the Fields Internship Program, Student Action with Farmworkers develops the leadership of college students and recent graduates from diverse backgrounds, giving them the opportunity to work directly with farmworkers in the Carolinas.
Benefits:
$1600 stipend, $1500 scholarship upon completion, rent-free housing, room and board at 3 trainings, and mentorship. Students from farmworker families receive paid travel to North Carolina.
Are you Eligible?
• Current college student or recent graduate (within 1 year)
• Must speak high intermediate to advanced Spanish
• SAF preferences students from the Southeast and students from farmworker families, especially those involved in the CAMP program
• Former SAF interns are eligible to apply
• Participants must fundraise $750 to contribute to SAF’s work
An informational session with the International Studies program is being held Thursday, November 9 2017, at 4:30pm in Addlestone 227.
For more information, or to apply, visit https://www.saf-unite.org/programs. The deadline to apply is February 3, 2018.