The Cornell Farmworker Program (CFP) is dedicated to improving the living and working conditions of farmworkers and their families. We also seek recognition for farmworkers' contributions to society and their acceptance and full participation in local communities.
CFP’s current research and outreach efforts include: assessing farmworker needs; surveying immigration concerns; examining farmworkers’ social and economic interactions, health, culture, and future prospects; farmworker demographics; and providing on-farm English as a second language instruction.
The Cornell Farmworker Program offers a number of resources for farmworkers, their families, and those who work directly with farmworkers, such as agricultural employers and service providers:
- Farmworker Service Directory in Spanish and English (Website Under Construction)
- Public Opinion Research Summaries from the Empire State Poll:
- Driving in New York State - Spanish Language Brochure
- Derechos de los Inmigrantes (Immigrants’ Rights) DVD
- Immigration Materials for Farmworkers (Fact Sheets, Referral Cards)
- Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants: Policy Considerations for New York State
- Mexican Consulate Fact Sheet - Provides Mexican passport application information, in Spanish
- Addressing Immigration Concerns
- Cultural Competency and Provision of Health Services
- Driver's Education for Immigrant Farmworkers
- Driver's Licenses for Immigrant Farmworkers
- Emergency Planning and Preparation
- English as a Second Language
- Farmworker Contributions to Communities
- Immigrant Farmworker Social Integration Study
- NYS Farmworker Demographics
- NYS Farmworker Service Directory
Would you like to be paid to work with the Cornell Farmworker Program while conducting research and educational outreach to address the needs of farmworkers in New York State?
The Cornell Farmworker Program will host its fifth annual student internship program during the Summer of 2010. Internship research topics will include, among others:
- Assessing farmworker needs
- Surveying immigration concerns and developing relevant extension materials
- Surveying farmworker services and their usage
- Providing workshops and on-farm instruction in language, culture, and topics of interest to farmworkers (e.g., English as a second language, immigration, and farmworker health)
- Tutoring farmworker children
- Examining farmworker contributions to local communities
- Collaborating with Cornell Cooperative Extension on addressing farmworker needs
- Conducting research on farmworker perceptions of health and shadowing physicians during on-farm health visits
- Farmworker demographic research
Interns will be hosted by a range of local organizations. For application instructions, see sidebar.
Faculty Steering Committee
Mary Jo Dudley, Development Sociology and CFP Director, farmworkers@cornell.edu
Josephine Allen, Policy Analysis and Management, CHE, jaa7@cornell.edu
Debra Castillo, Romance Studies, A&S, dac9@cornell.edu
Lisa Ford, Quality Milk Production Services, CVM, lmc37@cornell.edu
Lance Compa, Collective Bargaining, Labor Law & Labor History, ILR, lac24@cornell.edu
Angela Cornell, Labor Law Clinic, CLS, abc49@cornell.edu
Bob Gravani, Food Science, CALS, rbg2@cornell.edu
Pilar Parra, Nutritional Sciences, CHE, pap2@cornell.edu
Max Pfeffer, Development Sociology, CALS, mjp5@cornell.edu
Sharon Sassler, Policy Analysis and Management, CHE, ss589@cornell.edu
Sofia Villenas, Education, CALS, sav33@cornell.edu
Cornell Farmworker Program
Dept. of Development Sociology
321 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 254-5194
FAX: (607) 255-9710
Email: farmworkers@cornell.edu