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North Carolina Focus on Increasing Education Leadership and Dignity

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Changing Lives in Eastern NC

Farmworkers touch our lives every day through picking the fruit and vegetables that end up on our plates at every meal. Ironically, many farmworkers suffer from malnutrition and food scarcity due to poor wages, lack of work, transportation difficulties and rural isolation. Farmworkers are also frequently exploited, both on and off the job, therefore denying them workers’ rights, safe and humane living conditions, and a dignified existence.

NC FIELD is a non-profit based in Kinston, North Carolina, in the heart of the state's large-scale agricultural region. NC FIELD works to fill service gaps in the farmworker community, raise awareness of the plight of the farmworker, and empower farmworkers to pursue educational and economic opportunities beyond the fields.

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NC FIELD has strong ties to farmworker families in eastern North Carolina, and they have worked to engage and train youth to speak about the realities of working in the fields. They are building a community of bright, young farmworker children ready to advocate for workers' rights.”

~ Zama Coursen-Neff, Director, Children’s Rights Division Human Rights Watch

From the Blog

10 Pieces of Black Literature That You Need in Your Library

Education is a pillar of the substantial work that we do here at NC FIELD. It goes without saying that our focus is amplifying the voices of the historically disenfranchised. There is a great opportunity for people to revisit and reflect on their perspective of equality and justice for all people. So we have curated… Read More →

Op-Ed: Protesting in Anonymity

Written by: Marcella Pansini, NC FIELD intern + UNC student 15 June 2020 Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has finally resonated with – almost –  the entire country. In past protests, noted individuals quickly emerged from the masses to galvanize the people. However today, no single leader has been identified. Instead, we see… Read More →