NC FIELD

North Carolina Focus on Increasing Education Leadership and Dignity

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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

Let’s get Evaluated!!

This spring NC FIELD collaborated with Duke University Masters of Environmental Management student, Katheryn Gaash. Each spring graduate students are partnered with local organizations to conduct a project that supports the organization’s mission and programs. Katheryn collaboratively developed the tools and framework to better evaluate PJC Youth programming with NC FIELD. Katheryn conducted several focus groups… Read More →

NC FIELD Stands with DREAMers

Kinston, NC – NC FIELD Executive Director, Yessy Bustos, has issued the following statement on the announcement from the Trump Administration regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:   “Dear NC FIELD Family and Supporters, On September 5, 2017 it was announced that the Department of Homeland Security rescinded the Deferred Action for… Read More →