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NOTICIAS RURALES + ALERTAS ¡Únete a nosotros en este evento especial para seguir la gran lucha por justicia! California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation is excited to invite you to this year's Luchando por Justicia recognition dinner, honoring Champions of Justice Eric Cohen, Executive Director of Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and Angel Barajas, Yolo County Supervisor. This special celebration will be on Friday, September 26, 2025 beginning at 5:30pm in the Courtyard of the California Museum in Sacramento. CRLAF's annual fundraiser gala brings together and pays tribute to individual leaders and organizations committed to equity and justice by advocating for greater access to healthcare, affordable housing, safer workplaces, quality immigration services, higher education opportunities, and other critical services for California's essential workers. We look forward to sharing this special night of celebration with youth performances by mariachi Sembrando Tradiciones and Folklórico Latino de Woodland, an award-winning dinner by Cielito Lindo, and featured wines from Tierra Luna Cellars and Vintner's Diary. We thank you once again for your unwavering commitment to migrant farmworkers and rural immigrant families. Your generosity and partnership make it possible for us to deliver high-quality, client-centered legal services that empower rural communities, ensure equitable justice, and lead to systemic change that improve the political and socio economic conditions of rural residents. Please fill out the section below to purchase tickets and sponsorship opportunities . Last year, we sold out two weeks before the event, so please purchase your tickets early! ¡No lo pierdes!

COMUNIDADES RURALES SOSTENIBLES El Proyecto de Comunidades Rurales Sostenibles trabaja para garantizar el acceso equitativo a la atención médica para los trabajadores agrícolas y la población indigente rural de California a través de una estrategia de tres partes de desarrollo, análisis y difusión de datos sobre el estado de salud; análisis y discusión de políticas públicas; y alcance comunitario, educación y defensa. El proyecto aborda las causas sistémicas de la pobreza, la mala salud y el medio ambiente degradado de nuestras comunidades. El proyecto aboga por trabajar juntos en una estrategia coordinada local, regional y estatal que está elaborando soluciones sistémicas en torno a la atención médica para todos, cuestiones de justicia ambiental (uso de la tierra, necesidades de tránsito insatisfechas, calidad del agua), fomentando una gobernanza más responsable e inclusiva, y dirigiendo recursos financieros que abordan las prioridades del SRCP para las comunidades rurales y desfavorecidas. ____________________________________________________________________________________ CRLAF ha sido fundamental para liderar la lucha colaborativa por la atención médica ampliada para los indocumentados en las zonas rurales de California, con especial énfasis en el Condado de Fresno y el Condado de Sacramento, incluida la preservación del Programa de Servicios Médicamente Indigentes (MISP) y, más recientemente, Atención especializada. CRLAF también ha jugado un papel decisivo en la lucha para organizar la comunidad en torno a Health Care 4 All y obtener el Proyecto de Ley 4 del Senado a través de la legislatura. El 2 de junio de 2015, el Senado del Estado de California hizo historia al aprobar esta importante pieza de legislación propuesta que ampliaría la cobertura de salud a la población indocumentada de California.

For English, click here . Asistencia de Ayuda por Desastre para Inmigrantes (DRAI) El programa de Asistencia para Alivio de Desastres para Inmigrantes (DRAI, por sus siglas en inglés) es un pago de alivio de desastres financiada por el estado por una sola vez para inmigrantes adultos indocumentados afectados por el COVID-19 que no son elegibles para recibir fondos de los pagos de estímulo federal de la Ley CARES o de los beneficios de desempleo pandémico. Un adulto indocumentado que califique puede recibir $500 en asistencia directa, con un máximo de $1,000 en asistencia por hogar. Actualización A partir del 30 de junio de 2020, hemos comprometido todos los fondos de ayuda y ya no podemos aceptar nuevas solicitudes para el programa de COVID-19 Asistencia para Alivio de Desastres para Inmigrantes (DRAI). Continuaremos trabajando en aprobar las solicitudes y distribuir tarjetas de pago hasta que se hayan desembolsado todos los fondos en las próximas semanas. Si ya le hemos iniciado una solicitud, puede llamarnos sin cargo al 877-557-0521 para dejar un correo de voz con cualquier pregunta que pueda tener sobre su solicitud o tarjeta de pago. Tenga en cuenta que no se puede iniciar una nueva solicitud para fondos de ayuda llamando a este número. Si necesitamos hablar con usted sobre su caso, CRLAF solo le llamará del 916-619-8355 . Tenga cuidado con las estafas o cualquier persona que llame desde un número diferente que afirme ser CRLAF. Programa DRAI - Preguntas Frecuentes ¿Quién está distribuyendo los pagos DRAI y como puedo aplicar? Los pagos DRAI serán distribuidos por varias organizaciones comunitarias en todo el estado. La Fundación de Asistencia Legal Rural de California (CRLAF) está distribuyendo pagos DRAI para las personas que viven en los siguientes ocho condados: Yuba, Sutter, Yolo, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne y Mariposa . ¿La información y documentación que proporcione a CRLAF es confidencial? Si. Toda la información y documentación proporcionada se mantendrá confidencial y segura. La información que proporcione a CRLAF solo se utilizará para confirmar su elegibilidad y brindarle asistencia. Proporcionaremos información demográfica general (por ejemplo, edad, sexo, idioma preferido, etc.) al estado de California sobre los solicitantes, pero ninguna información personal (por ejemplo, nombre, dirección, etc.) será proporcionada o accesible por ningún gobierno agencia. ¿Qué documentación debo proveer en mi solicitud para demostrar mi elegibilidad al programa DRAI? Los solicitantes deben proporcionar información y documentación para verificar su identidad, domicilio o dirección postal, y para demostrar que han sido afectados por el COVID-19. ¿En qué idiomas ofrece CRLAF sus servicios de inscripción DRAI? CRLAF tiene trabajadores DRAI que hablan inglés, español, mixteco, ruso, trique, punjabi, cantonés y mandarín. Pronto tendremos trabajadores que hablen otros idiomas y actualizaremos esta información en cuanto cambie. Nuestros trabajadores DRAI utilizarán servicios de interpretación profesionales y confidenciales para asistir a los solicitantes que no hablan cómodamente ninguno de los idiomas hablados por nuestros trabajadores DRAI. ¿Qué pueden esperar los solicitantes una vez que estén hablando por teléfono con un trabajador de DRAI? Durante nuestra(s) llamada(s) con un solicitante, el trabajador del solicitante le hará preguntas sobre su elegibilidad y otra información demográfica o información de contacto. Luego, el trabajador DRAI ayudará al solicitante a preparar y presentar la documentación necesaria para verificar su identidad y demostrar su elegibilidad. Una vez que la solicitud esté completa y se haya proporcionado toda la documentación necesaria, CRLAF revisará la documentación para confirmar su elegibilidad. Si se aprueba la solicitud, le enviaremos al solicitante una tarjeta de pago desactivada y el solicitante recibirá más instrucciones para activar la tarjeta. ¿Cuánto dinero puedo recibir de DRAI? Los inmigrantes adultos indocumentados elegibles pueden recibir un pago único de alivio de desastre COVID-19 con un valor de $500. Un máximo de dos adultos indocumentados por hogar pueden recibir un pago de ayuda por desastre de $500.00 por un total de $1,000.00 en asistencia financiera por hogar. Un hogar se define como individuos que viven, compran y preparan comidas juntos. Los solicitantes recibirán asistencia y aprobación de los pagos DRAI en orden de llegada. ¿Qué puedo hacer para ayudar a alguien que conozco a solicitar asistencia DRAI con CRLAF? Si está ayudando a alguien que puede ser elegible para DRAI, puede ayudarlo a recopilar la documentación correcta para establecer que cumple con los criterios de elegibilidad del programa. También puede ayudar mostrándoles cómo fotografiar claramente su documentación y enviar sus fotografías por mensaje de texto al número de teléfono que compartiremos con ellos. Un solicitante de DRAI deberá proporcionar información y documentación que verifique que (1) son adultos indocumentados (18 años de edad o más); (2) no son elegibles para asistencia federal relacionada con COVID-19, como los pagos de estímulo fiscal de la Ley CARES o los beneficios de desempleo pandémico; y (3) han experimentado dificultades como resultado de COVID-19. El solicitante también necesitará documentación que verifique su domicilio o dirección postal. Además, puede ayudar a un solicitante antes de su llamada con nosotros explicando los procedimientos de solicitud que CRLAF debe seguir, como se describe en esta página de preguntas frecuentes. Si usted está disponible cuando hablamos con el solicitante para comenzar su solicitud, puede unirse a nuestra conversación con ellos si tiene su permiso para hacerlo. Desafortunadamente, no podemos hablar exclusivamente con usted en lugar del solicitante porque CRLAF debe hablar directamente con cada solicitante sobre su solicitud. ¿Hay algo más que pueda hacer para ayudar a alguien que conozco a solicitar DRAI con CRLAF? Se requiere que CRLAF se asegure de que todos los solicitantes de DRAI reciban asistencia de solicitud directamente de nuestros trabajadores. Desafortunadamente, esto significa que enfrentamos limitaciones en nuestra capacidad de asociarnos con otras organizaciones comunitarias confiables para administrar este proyecto. Si tiene una sugerencia sobre las formas en que su organización comunitaria puede asociarse con CRLAF para hacer que este programa sea más accesible para la comunidad a la que sirve, contáctenos directamente para que podamos discutir más. Apreciamos su compromiso con esta población y con todo lo que pueda hacer para facilitar el proceso de solicitud a los solicitantes individuales.

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Your 2018 Impact Report: See the Impact of your donation. Your 2020 Impact Report At a time when our clients are the most vulnerable, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) advocates have stepped up from day one to do what is needed to protect the rights of rural communities. Within hours of Governor Newsom announcing the shelter-in-place mandates, CRLAF legislative advocates and project directors drafted a letter to the Governor calling for workplace protections for farmworkers and financial assistance for families affected by COVID-19 but ineligible for federal stimulus funds. When Governor Newsom announced that he was making available $75 million to provide disaster relief benefits for undocumented individuals, CRLAF was selected as one of the twelve organizations to screen individuals for Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants (DRAI) benefits and disburse close to $4.6 million to families in the eight northern counties of the Central Valley. CRLAF's letter to the Governor was shared with private funders who have also selected CRLAF to disburse an additional $400,000 to undocumented families. In these unprecedented times, CRLAF has stood out as a relentless leader, change agent, and premier community-centered legal service provider committed to championing the rights of essential workers and their families. As we advocated for greater protections for our clients, we also took measures to protect our staff by closing our doors to the public while continuing to provide all services remotely. Even though the doors to our physical offices are temporarily closed to the public, CRLAF advocates have been working around the clock developing timely and culturally responsive information on COVID-benefits, Know Your Rights, and other important resources; advocating for worker and tenant protections, safe living conditions for H2-A workers, night lighting, wildfire protections, heat illness prevention, Health For All, and access to legal services; providing legal assistance to aggrieved workers and immigrants seeking to regularize their immigration status; and advocating to secure the release of individuals from ICE detention centers. You will see from the report below that CRLAF advocates have done truly amazing work on behalf of rural poor families. It is an honor for me to work alongside these advocates for justice, whose skill and understanding about the issues that affect rural communities has earned them the respect and admiration of both our clients and the legal services community. It is also a privilege to work with clients who motivate us with their resilience and hope for a better tomorrow. As we continue to respond to this global pandemic and ensure that the most vulnerable in our communities have the protections and support that they need, we thank you for your support. CRLAF is stronger because of our commitment to shared leadership, caring for and supporting each other, especially in the midst of such unforeseen challenges that threaten everyone's health and well-being, and our passion for justice. Thank you for standing with us; we are stronger together. Respectfully, Amagda Pérez Executive Director Dear Friends, 2020 has been filled with unprecedented challenges raised by a global pandemic that turned every aspect of our normal lives upside down and wildfires that have pushed low-wage workers into greater economic insecurity. At the same time, immigrant communities are still continuously targeted and live in constant fear of being forcibly separated due to the Trump Administration's relentless attacks on immigrants and communities of color. Amagda Pérez, Executive Director 2020 IMPACT REPORT California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation CITIZENSHIP + IMMIGRATION Immigration Relief The 2019-2020 fiscal year required our team to be exceedingly nimble given the unique and serious needs that arose within the communities we serve due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our team worked extremely hard to tackle each challenge and be a source of reliable information and assistance during this unprecedented time. The Immigration Unit’s collective work is organized across four different project areas: Citizenship and Immigration, Removal Defense, San Joaquin Immigrant Empowerment, and the Sacramento FUEL Network. This report reviews each project area’s accomplishments and programs over the past year and discusses our vision for the year to come. COVID-19 Response As soon as California and its local governments began issuing shelter-in-place orders, our team developed and published a comprehensive guide to help undocumented and immigrant community members navigate the public health crisis. We updated this guide on a daily basis, made it available on the CRLAF website in both English and Spanish, and circulated it widely among our partners and networks throughout the Central Valley. CRLAF was 1 of 12 organizations selected by the state of California to administer a $75 million relief fund, the Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants (DRAI), to undocumented immigrants who were not eligible to receive the federal government’s CARES Act relief. In the span of only 2 months, over 100 staff members, temporary hires, and volunteers processed over 9,500 DRAI applications and distributed over $4.5 million of $500 payments to 9,173 individuals in 8 Central Valley counties. We also developed other partnerships and established our own Farm Worker Relief Fund to distribute additional, much-needed relief funds to 485 families including individuals who did not receive either CARES Act or DRAI relief. Removal Defense Our removal defense work includes direct representation in detained and non-detained court cases as well as the coordination of the Sacramento Attorney of the Day Program at the Sacramento Immigration Court. The AOD program is only the second such program in the nation, providing a vital consultation and advice service for individuals without prior representation. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our removal defense casework abruptly shifted focus toward more detained work. Our team took on the representation of 19 detainees, securing release and/or relief for 7 of them. Several of our detained clients that were released are still working with our attorneys toward relief in immigration court. Representation for each of these individuals was accomplished remotely through 30 minute-at-a-time telephone calls often with poor reception. Court hearings were also conducted via phone. LABOR + EMPLOYMENT CRLAF supported a number of critical measures that advanced worker protections in several areas: SB 1383 (which extends unpaid family leave protections to workers employed by employers of 5 or more); AB 2043 (which we tried to amend to provide private enforcement of CAL-OSHA COVID-19 guidances in agricultural occupations, but which was watered down by the author); AB 3053 (which creates an online portal for filing of wage claims); AB 3075 (which requires disclosure of whether any officer or director of a limited liability corporation has outstanding judgments for unpaid wages); and SB 1257 (which extends CAL/OSHA protections to household domestic workers). Our major affirmative legislative effort was sponsorship of SB 1102 (Monning), which was not signed by the Governor. The bill would ensure that all H-2A farm workers admitted into the state of California are informed about fundamental labor, housing, health and safety and other California laws that protect them. All H-2A employers will be mandated by SB 1102 to disclose these protections in writing, in Spanish, on the workers’ first day of work. The bill is the culmination of our advocacy (and watchdog role) in monitoring deficiencies in the H-2A program in this state. No other state has enacted such a law to date. PESTICIDE + WORKER SAFETY Key achievements for 2020 include enactment of a regulation for lighting of night-time agricultural work, bringing forward the practice of granting permits for harvest work within fire evacuation zones in Sonoma county, and improving language access at County Agricultural Commissioners’ offices. Protection from COVID-19 in agricultural and food processing workplaces CRLAF has been working with community based organizations and other advocacy organizations to increase COVID-19 protections for farm workers. Through technical review of newly issued guidelines and research, advocating for increased enforcement, occupation-specific case reporting and development of a COVID-19 specific regulation that includes fieldworkers and packing house workers. After months of work, on September 17, 2020 the Cal-OSHA Standards Board unanimously approved a petition for development of an emergency regulation for protecting workers from COVID-19 hazards. CRLAF will provide input on the rapid development of an emergency standard. Protection of Agricultural and other outdoor Workers from Wildfire Smoke As wildfires increased in size and frequency, a growing number of farmworkers and other outdoor workers were made to continue working in very smoky conditions without any respiratory protection or training. After petitioning the OSHA Standards Board, an emergency regulation was developed and approved in July 2019. The new regulation requires training of outdoor workers in health effects of smoke exposure, rescheduling or relocating work sites to less smoky conditions when possible, and provision of N95 respirators when the air is unhealthy because of wildfire smoke. Last year we learned that Sonoma county was granting permits for grape harvest and other agricultural work within fire evacuation zones. We obtained copies of these permits through a public records request and shared this information with Cal-OSHA, Sonoma county worker advocates and the press. During the fire season this year, many farms permitted their farmworkers to continue harvesting despite Sonoma county’s evacuation zone orders. HEALTHY + SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES COVID-19 Rapid Response, and Recovery Efforts The Sustainable Rural Communities Project was at the forefront of CRLAF’s COVID-19 rapid response relief efforts. In April 2020, CRLAF received a $50,000 grant from the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund to provide pro bono legal consultations to workers whose employment was affected by COVID-19, and to issue $20,000 in relief grants to mixed-status households in the San Joaquin Valley who were ineligible for the CARES Act stimulus and unemployment insurance benefits. In April 2020, we were also granted $250,000 from the The California Endowment to conduct a COVID-19 emergency relief re-granting program to statewide CBOs working on the ground with disproportionately impacted farmworkers. Staff developed and implemented the re-granting program funding 10 CBOs to conduct outreach education, resource allocation and emergency relief. In May 2020, CRLAF convened a virtual meeting with state agencies and our partner CBOs to identify needs and address solutions related to testing, healthcare, food distribution, housing, income support, childcare, transportation and worker safety and protections. Health-4-Kern CRLAF is providing support and resources to the collaborative, Health-4-Kern’s activities to expand health services to all; we are also providing technical assistance on key immigration issues, such as the proposed federal changes in the definition of public charge, and COVID-19 relief initiatives. A fact sheet on the remaining uninsured in Kern County was developed and distributed to Health4Kern partners with estimates of immigrant and undocumented uninsured, coverage and services currently available, and options for expanding care and coverage at clinics and Kern Medical Center. The fact sheet was developed to accurately represent community needs, data and viable solutions and resources. Strategies for expanding coverage for undocumented farmworkers were also developed, but without reliable data, it was hard to estimate specific needs and costs in Kern County. Health4Kern partners then developed an action plan for expanding care and coverage for the uninsured in early 2019. Health4Kern also worked alongside regional and statewide efforts to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to undocumented young adults aged 19-26. In January 2020, this legislation passed. That month the Governor’s budget also included expanding Medi-Cal eligibility to undocumented seniors ages 65 and over. However, the Governor's May revision dropped the planned expansion for seniors due to the COVID-19 emergency. Finally, CRLAF recently prioritized and led a budget request to update a 20-year old study of farmworker health data. We gained final approval in the state budget for a 3-year study in the amount of $1.5 million. This data will be used to inform policy and demonstrate the severe inequities rural immigrants face, strengthening our argument for stronger health and safety protections for all client communities. Safe Drinking Water Since 2015, our team has administered an Interim Emergency Bottled Water program to the two unincorporated farmworker communities in western Fresno County with over 700 residents. We continue to advocate with the residents of Cantua Creek and El Porvenir for a permanent solution to the communities' need for clean, safe drinking water. We also work with California's Water Resources Control Board to ensure both communities continue to receive uninterrupted bottled water delivery until a permanent solution is reached. Dreamers-in-Action: Building Community Capacity This past year, SRCP hosted two Dreamers-in-Action Fellows (a.k.a. the Health, Immigration & Census Fellows). The fellows effectively promoted access to immigration relief and information about immigration laws to the rural poor while engaging in outreach and education related, but not limited to: Medi-Cal, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), local safety-net programs, and the 2020 Census. The fellows also advanced CRLAF’s regional efforts and collaborated with our Citizenship + Immigration Department on: (a) increasing the number of qualified legal permanent residents who apply for U.S. citizenship, (b) providing resources to help them with the naturalization process, and (c) encouraging them to become more fully civically engaged. SAN JOAQUIN EMPOWERMENT PROJECT Immigration and Health Law Project The San Joaquin Immigrant Empowerment Project’s work centers around the complex intersection of health rights, public health, immigrants’ rights, and immigration law. During this fiscal year, we focused especially on providing immigration legal services, advocacy, education and outreach, and legal training. We also provided technical assistance to other community partners addressing two major challenges facing immigrant communities: the administration’s new public charge rule and the COVID-19 pandemic. This health and economic crisis has caused immigrant communities to confront various difficulties in regards to access to health care and testing, eligibility for public benefits, limited disaster relief options, and workers rights. COVID-19 Response To remedy the chilling effect on public benefits enrollment created by the new public charge, CRLAF focused on community education, outreach and direct services. We spent the second half of this fiscal year ensuring that our public charge messaging was consistent with parallel messaging about how the pandemic has affected immigrant access to health care and social services, and what services immigrant communities legally have to access, regardless of immigration status. Additionally, we provided regular immigration legal services to students, families and staff at Delta College and survivors of crime at a women’s center. Most of CRLAF’s immigration cases in this region are humanitarian cases, such as U visa, T visa, or VAWA applications. Currently, from San Joaquin to near Fresno county, CRLAF is the only organization taking these types of cases at no cost. Most of the individuals we serve do not have the means to hire a private attorney. There is a huge unmet need for attorneys to take on humanitarian aid cases pro bono in these regions. We plan to continue finding support for such work moving forward. LABOR + CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION Over the past year, we recovered over $450,000 in back wages and penalties through settlements of several wage and hour cases. We have also provided remote outreach and know-your-rights presentations on housing and employment. As part of our outreach work, this team created many infographics detailing how workers can access critical safety-net supports, including access to healthcare, food banks, and information on workers rights and protections under California law. To address the COVID-19 related housing crisis and forthcoming wave of evictions, we are putting energy toward the creation of a remote legal aid housing clinic to assist mixed-status families, specifically around the Sacramento and Fresno regions. The team continued working on its case docket, including three class action cases: two H-2A cases and one case representing nursery workers. The team was also able to resolve two employment cases and two housing cases representing farmworkers and dairy workers. We collaborated with two other organizations on a brief submitted to the California Supreme Court titled Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. In it, we urged the Court to find that the premium pay under Section 226.7 are wages and must be included on wage statements and paid in full when an employee quits or is discharged. A decision finding otherwise chisels into the remedial protection frame worker existing for over a century, creating a crack in the foundation of protections supporting employees rights. We joined the amicus brief submitted to the California Supreme Court in Vazquez, et al., v. Jan-Pro Franchising International. The issue in Vazquez—whether Dynamex’s ABC test applies to the misclassification of janitors as franchisees—applies to our clients and is a similar tactic used by growers to avoid liability. Both of these cases are pending. We also joined the amicus brief submitted to the district court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Castillo, et al., v. Whitmer, et al., regarding an order issued by the Governor of Michigan requiring employers to test all farmworkers and migrant housing camps to test all residents for COVID-19. Growers found a couple of farmworkers to sign on as plaintiffs and challenge the Order as discriminatory towards Latinos. Both the district court and the Sixth Circuit denied the grower’s motion for preliminary injunction. The outcome of this case would have impacted other states’ orders protecting the safety and health of farmworkers. The case has been dismissed. Finally, the team intervened in City of Huntington Beach v. State of California with Western Center on Law and Poverty to support the State against Huntington Beach’s challenge to two key pieces of house legislation. These two pieces declare that cities must accommodate high density housing. Huntington Beach challenged the State’s power to enforce this housing element law against them and other charter cities.

Community resources including basic know your rights information for immgrant families, family emergency planning guides, and instructions on reporting attorneys who have committed fraud or those who are unlawfully giving legal advice. INTERNAL RESOURCES Resources to be shared internally or with community partners. Community Resources To be shared with partners Noe's Letter - OCPSC Google Form OCPSC Support Letter Support for the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications in the January 2025 Budget in the Amount of $25 million to grant to CBOs. Solicitar Asilo en EU Cortes en Sacramento (Stanford Law School, 2022) Solicitar Asilo en EU Cortes de San Francisco (Stanford Law School, 2022) Immigration Court Proceedings (En Inglés y Español) - (2022)

PESTICIDAS Y SEGURIDAD EN EL TRABAJO El Proyecto de Pesticidas y Seguridad en el Trabajo trabaja para arrojar luz y reducir los riesgos del trabajo agrícola y la exposición a los pesticidas que enfrentan los trabajadores agrícolas de California y otros residentes rurales. El Proyecto mantiene un diálogo continuo con Cal OSHA y los funcionarios reguladores de pesticidas locales, estatales y federales para alentar investigaciones más exhaustivas y una aplicación más estricta de las leyes y regulaciones existentes, mejoras en las regulaciones y un mayor uso de alternativas de control de plagas más seguras y sostenibles. También brindamos asistencia técnica a programas de servicios legales y organizaciones comunitarias para desarrollar materiales de divulgación, acceder y comprender las leyes y regulaciones sobre pesticidas y seguridad laboral y registros públicos y responder a incidentes de envenenamiento por pesticidas. Colaboramos con miembros de otras organizaciones sin fines de lucro para educar a los formuladores de políticas, funcionarios de agencias y al público sobre el estrés por calor, la exposición a pesticidas y otros riesgos laborales y ambientales para la salud y la seguridad que afectan a los trabajadores agrícolas de California y otros pobres de las zonas rurales. Recursos del proyecto: Proteger a los trabajadores agrícolas: promover la implementación completa del trabajador Estándar de protección (WPS): http://protectfarmworkers.org DVD- En los Campos: Como Protegerse de los Pesticidas en California (To solicite una copia de este DVD, envíe un correo electrónico a aatat@crlaf.org ) Fields of Poison 2002: California Farmworkers and Pesticides - descargue el informe aquí: Informe en español Informe en inglés Iluminación para trabajos agrícolas nocturnos La Fundación CRLA lideró la promoción de una nueva regulación que especifica los requisitos de iluminación para el trabajo agrícola nocturno. Una iluminación adecuada en el trabajo agrícola nocturno es crucial para prevenir lesiones por colisiones, resbalones, caídas, cortes y mordeduras, así como para reducir la fatiga visual y la fatiga y los riesgos de violencia en el lugar de trabajo. Esta regulación, adoptada en febrero de 2020, especifica los niveles mínimos de iluminación, para las áreas de trabajo y descanso, las vías hacia los baños y dentro de los baños, requiere reuniones de seguridad al comienzo de cada turno para orientarse al trabajo por la noche y la provisión de prendas de seguridad de alta visibilidad para los trabajadores . Protección contra humo de incendios forestales A medida que los incendios forestales han aumentado en tamaño y frecuencia, un número creciente de trabajadores agrícolas y otros trabajadores al aire libre han estado trabajando en condiciones de mucho humo sin ninguna protección respiratoria o capacitación. Para abordar este problema, la Fundación CRLA trabajó con otras organizaciones laborales y comunitarias para abogar por una regulación de protección contra el humo de incendios forestales de emergencia, que entró en vigencia en julio de 2018. Ahora abogamos por requisitos más estrictos en una regulación permanente y ayudando a desarrollar un programa modelo de capacitación . Protección contra plaguicidas La Fundación CRLA ha trabajado con otras organizaciones para convencer a los reguladores del peligro de exposición al cerebro que daña los pesticidas clorpirifos. En 2019, los reguladores de California negociaron con éxito la cancelación de la mayoría de los productos de clorpirifos y la legislatura estatal presupuestó $ 5.7 millones para el desarrollo e implementación de métodos más seguros de control de plagas. A principios de 2020, el fabricante líder de clorpirifos ha anunciado que ya no venderán el pesticida en los Estados Unidos. La Fundación CRLA está presionando para mejorar la aplicación de las regulaciones de pesticidas en los condados agrícolas clave con la coalición de californianos para la reforma de pesticidas. La Fundación CRLA, con los californianos para la reforma de pesticidas, aboga por restricciones más estrictas en el uso del fumigante del suelo 1,3 dicloropropeno que causa cáncer y para sensibilizar a la comunidad sobre los altos niveles de aire de este pesticida medido en Shafter en 2018 y Parlier en 2018 y 2019. Protección contra el estrés por calor para trabajadores al aire libre La Fundación CRLA desempeñó un papel importante en la promoción de más regulaciones protectoras contra el estrés por calor, que entró en vigencia el 1 de mayo de 2015. Ahora se requiere que los empleadores proporcionen suficiente sombra para que los trabajadores puedan escapar del calor severo durante los períodos de comida y descanso. Los empleadores deben asegurarse de que los jefes de los campos son entrenados en cómo identificar y proporcionar ayudas de emergencia a los trabajadores del campo cuando se muestra signos de enfermedad por calor. "Los trabajadores agrícolas de California sufren más muertes por calor y enfermedades que cualquier otro trabajador en las industrias al aire libre" - Mauricio Peña, The Desert Sun Iluminación para trabajos agrícolas nocturnos La Fundación CRLA lideró la promoción de una nueva regulación que especifica los requisitos de iluminación para el trabajo agrícola nocturno. Una iluminación adecuada en el trabajo agrícola nocturno es crucial para prevenir lesiones por colisiones, resbalones, caídas, cortes y mordeduras, así como para reducir la fatiga visual y la fatiga y los riesgos de violencia en el lugar de trabajo. Esta regulación, adoptada en febrero de 2020, especifica los niveles mínimos de iluminación, para las áreas de trabajo y descanso, las vías hacia los baños y dentro de los baños, requiere reuniones de seguridad al comienzo de cada turno para orientarse al trabajo por la noche y la provisión de prendas de seguridad de alta visibilidad para los trabajadores . Protección contra humo de incendios forestales A medida que los incendios forestales han aumentado en tamaño y frecuencia, un número creciente de trabajadores agrícolas y otros trabajadores al aire libre han estado trabajando en condiciones de mucho humo sin ninguna protección respiratoria o capacitación. Para abordar este problema, la Fundación CRLA trabajó con otras organizaciones laborales y comunitarias para abogar por una regulación de protección contra el humo de incendios forestales de emergencia, que entró en vigencia en julio de 2018. Ahora abogamos por requisitos más estrictos en una regulación permanente y ayudando a desarrollar un programa modelo de capacitación . Protección contra plaguicidas La Fundación CRLA ha trabajado con otras organizaciones para convencer a los reguladores del peligro de exposición al cerebro que daña los pesticidas clorpirifos. En 2019, los reguladores de California negociaron con éxito la cancelación de la mayoría de los productos de clorpirifos y la legislatura estatal presupuestó $ 5.7 millones para el desarrollo e implementación de métodos más seguros de control de plagas. A principios de 2020, el fabricante líder de clorpirifos ha anunciado que ya no venderán el pesticida en los Estados Unidos. La Fundación CRLA está presionando para mejorar la aplicación de las regulaciones de pesticidas en los condados agrícolas clave con la coalición de californianos para la reforma de pesticidas. La Fundación CRLA, con los californianos para la reforma de pesticidas, aboga por restricciones más estrictas en el uso del fumigante del suelo 1,3 dicloropropeno que causa cáncer y para sensibilizar a la comunidad sobre los altos niveles de aire de este pesticida medido en Shafter en 2018 y Parlier en 2018 y 2019. Protección contra el estrés por calor para trabajadores al aire libre La Fundación CRLA desempeñó un papel importante en la promoción de más regulaciones protectoras contra el estrés por calor, que entró en vigencia el 1 de mayo de 2015. Ahora se requiere que los empleadores proporcionen suficiente sombra para que los trabajadores puedan escapar del calor severo durante los períodos de comida y descanso. Los empleadores deben asegurarse de que los jefes de los campos son entrenados en cómo identificar y proporcionar ayudas de emergencia a los trabajadores del campo cuando se muestra signos de enfermedad por calor.

JUNTA DIRECTIVA California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public interest law firm established in 1981, based in Sacramento, with satellite offices throughout the state . CRLAF represents farm workers and other low-wage workers in rural California, and is also a State Bar-funded legal services support center providing training, advocacy and technical assistance to California’s federal legal services programs. Our litigation and policy priority areas include labor, housing, civil rights, sustainable rural communities, health and immigrants’ rights. CRLAF has successfully sponsored or co-sponsored legislation in each of these areas, including the Farm Labor Contractor Act, the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), the Employee Housing Act, Field Pesticide Posting requirements and dozens of other statutes. Equal Opportunity Employer: California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, color, religion, gender identity and/or expression, physical or mental disability, nationality, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We believe everyone has something important to contribute. Respecting individual differences is an integral part of our culture and we endeavor to make our differences work for us to achieve our mission. LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR/SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE Position: Legislative Director / Senior Legislative Advocate (full-time, FLSA exempt positions) Location: Sacramento, California Experience: 3-5 Five+ years directly relevant legislative or litigation experience Job Categories: Senior Management; Project Director; Legislative Advocacy Start Date: Immediate Duties + Responsibilities: Reporting to the Executive Director and Deputy Director, the Legislative Director’s duties include day to day supervision of several lobbyists and advocates, as well as serving as CRLAF’s chief Labor/Judiciary lobbyist. The Legislative Director also conducts our “California Advocacy for Farm Workers” project, which advocates for undocumented farmworkers and the rights of farmworkers employed in the H-2A visa contract labor program (‘Bracero 2.0’). The Senior Advocate’s duties include all of the above responsibilities except for a supervisory role over the legislative unit. Minimum Qualifications: Significant prior experience at the senior staff level in the Legislature or as a registered lobbyist, with a history and track record of developing and successfully shepherding legislation through the legislative process. However, significant plaintiff-side litigation experience representing low-wage workers under California or federal labor, housing, civil rights or immigrants’ rights laws, with a willingness to be trained in the California legislative process, is also qualifying experience for the senior legislative advocacy role (with a track to eventual assumption of the Legislative Director position). Law degree, civil rights, community organizing, labor union, farm worker, non-profit organization, or plaintiff-side law firm experience are also desirable, as is Spanish language proficiency. Hours, Compensation, + Benefits: Salary Range: $95,000.00 - $145,000.00 Salary/year; dependent on experience Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees (with half-paid coverage for dependents) Flexible spending account benefits Employer-sponsored retirement plan with an annual CRLAF contribution Generous vacation, sick leave, and holiday package CRLAF has a 37.5 hour, 5-day work week Application Information: Please send a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and a list of at least three references to Amagda Pérez at aperez@crlaf.org . (Applicants may also wish to provide video or audio links to some of their recent substantive testimony or appearances before the Legislature, administrative agencies or the courts.) For questions, please call (916) 446-7904, ext. 101. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Position is open until filled.

DONAR You are invited to CRLA Foundation's annual Luchando Por Justicia Gala! Join us for a vibrant evening to celebrate 45 years of courage, culture, and collective power. Event Details Date📆 : September 25, 2026 Time🕐 : 5:30 - 8:30 PM Location📌 : 1020 O St, Sacramento, CA 95814 (The California Museum in Sacramento) We'll celebrate with: Civil rights trailblazers fighting to protect farmworkers' rights✊🏾 Live Music 🎶 Traditional Dances💃🏽 Art🎨 A delicious farm-to-table dinner🍽️ & more surprises to be announced!🤭 Sponsorship & Ticket Options Buy Tickets Now! Legado/ Legacy Sponsor $10,000 Recognition as a Legado/Legacy Sponsor during CRLAF's LPJ on-stage program 2 premier tables of 8 seats with commemorative art for each person (limited quantity available) Logo placement on gala marketing materials (invite, program book, website, signage) One full page color on-screen promotional slide during program Elevated visibility on all CRLAF social media platforms Visionario/ Visionary Sponsor $7,500 Recognition as a Visionario/ Visionary Sponsor during CRLAF's LPJ on-stage program 1 premier table of 8 seats with commemorative art for each person (limited quantity available) Logo placement on gala marketing materials (invite, program book, website, signage) One full page color on-screen promotional slide during program Elevated visibility on all CRLAF social media platforms Defensor/Defender Sponsor $5,000 Recognition as a Defender/Defensor de Justicia Sponsor during CRLAF's LPJ on-stage program 1 premier table of 8 seats (limited quantity available) Logo placement on gala marketing materials (invite, program book, website, signage) One half-page color on-screen promotional slide during program Elevated visibility on all CRLAF social media platforms Campeón/a/ Champion Sponsor $3,000 Recognition as a Campeón/a/ Champion Sponsor during CRLAF's LPJ on-stage program 1 premier table of 8 seats (limited quantity available) Logo placement on gala marketing materials (program book, website, signage) One quarter page color on-screen promotional slide during program Visibility on all CRLAF social media platforms Abogado/a/ Advocate Sponsor $1,500 4 seats Logo placement on gala marketing materials (program book, website, signage) Visibility on all CRLAF social media platforms Aliado/a/ Ally Host $1,000 Sponsor a community table 2 seats Name listing on gala marketing materials (program book, website) Semilla (Seedling) Sponsor $250 1 seat Sponsor 1 community member to attend Name listing on gala marketing materials (program book, website) Early Bird General Ticket $100 1 ticket to CRLA Foundation's LPJ Gala **Prices will increase to $120 after September 4th Early Bird Nonprofit/public service/equity rate $65 1 ticket to CRLA Foundation's LPJ Gala for employees of non-profit organizations. Please submit the name of your organization with your registration for verification by CRLAF staff. Registrations submitted without an organization will not be honored. NOTE: limited quantity available. **Prices will increase to $75 after September 4th Buy Tickets Now! Ads Purchase If you would like to place an ad, notice of congratulations or tribute in the LPJ program please send a message or graphic art to: development@crlaf.org by September 4, 2026 and see the options below: Half page (4” X 2.75”) $500.00 Full page (4” x 5.5”) $1,000.00 Buy an Ad *Payments may be made electronically or via check. For checks, make it payable to: “CRLA Foundation” and mail this form to: ATTN: Claudia Guzman CRLA Foundation 2210 K Street, Suite 201, Sacramento, California 95816 For any questions, please contact: development@crlaf.org Raffles and Auction Prizes Every year for Luchando Por Justicia we give out raffles and auction prizes! These prizes and gifts are often beautiful works of art from our beloved community members that tell the story of farmworker and immigrant rights. If you have any such works of art that you would like to contribute for Luchando Por Justicia, we would be honored to share. Please contact us at development@crlaf.org .

EQUIDAD EDUCATIVA Ampliación de oportunidades a través de la equidad educativa El Proyecto de Educación brinda asistencia técnica, apoyo de defensa y capacitación a proyectos de servicios legales, instituciones educativas primarias y secundarias, otras entidades públicas y personas de bajos ingresos en todo el estado. El Proyecto de Educación se dedica a la defensa legislativa y administrativa en torno a cuestiones de derecho educativo, en particular la educación bilingüe. El Proyecto de Educación participa en una serie de grupos de trabajo estatales relacionados con la política educativa.

Proyectos actuales Ciudadanía Defensa de la vivienda Acción de clase y litigio de impacto Abogacía Legislativa Equidad educativa Pesticidas y Seguridad del Trabajador Acoso sexual Prevención Comunidades rurales sostenibles Soporte técnico

Critical information and resources to help immigrant communities navigate this challenging time. ACERCA DE CRLAF California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) and the Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal (FUEL) Network for Immigrants are committed to supporting and serving immigrants throughout the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and have compiled critical information and resources to help immigrant communities navigate this challenging time. We will continue updating this document throughout the pandemic as much of this information is rapidly changing on a daily basis. Eng/Esp-Información en Medi-Cal para inmigrantes (2024) Coronavirus Resources (2020) Recursos de Coronavirus (2020) Julio 2020 COVID-19 Recursos é Informacion Más > Hemos recopilado información importante y recursos para ayudar a las comunidades migrantes a navegar este tiempo difícil. Continuaremos actualizando este documento durante de la pandemia, puesto que mucha de esta información cambia constantemente. (actualizado a partir del 20 de julio de 2020) April 2020 Salubridad Laboral Video En Español > Esta infografía tiene información sobre sus derechos como trabajador de California, sus derechos al salario mínimo, sobretiempo, descansos, no han cambiado. PDF Download > Labor + Civil Rights July 2020 COVID-19 Resources and Information Read More > Critical information and resources to help immigrant communities navigate this challenging time. We will continue updating this document throughout the pandemic as much of this information is rapidly changing on a daily basis. (updated July 20, 2020) April 2020 SDI en California Video en Español > Esta infografía tiene información sobre que es el Seguro de Discapacidad disponible para los trabajadores de California, sin importar su estatus legal. PDF Download > Labor + Civil Rights April 2020 Derechos de los Trabajadores Video En Español > Esta infografía tiene información sobre sus derechos como trabajador de California, sus derechos al salario mínimo, sobretiempo, descansos, no han cambiado. PDF Download > Labor + Civil Rights April 2020 Dispensario de Comida Video En Español > Esta infografía le explica cómo encontrar dispensarios de comida (food banks) por internet cercas de usted. PDF Download > Labor + Civil Rights