Maui Economic Opportunity’s National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) collected 158 new or gently used long sleeve shirts for farmworkers from March 24 to 31 as part of the Nat’l Long Sleeve Shirt Drive.
The light colored, natural fabric shirts will be donated to farmworkers in Hawai‘i and will provide protection from pesticide exposure and heat-related illnesses.
MEO is Hawai‘i’s NFJP operator, the nonprofit agency’s only statewide program. With clients on Maui, Moloka‘i, Lana‘i, Kauai, Oahu and Hawai‘i Island, MEO NFJP provides education and training, such as for GED high school equivalency diplomas and commercial driver’s licenses; supportive services, including child care, transportation, work tools and clothing; job training; and employment.
NFJP also offers trainings and certifications at no cost to farms. This includes first aid and CPR training, heat and pesticide certifications and partial coverage of the cost of on-the-job training.
For more information, contact NFJP case managers Suzette Bacarro at (808) 243-4369 or [email protected], or Uilani Ah Chan at (808) 243-4370 or [email protected].
A total of 158 long sleeve shirts were collected for farmworkers statewide by Maui Economic Opportunity’s National Farmworker Jobs Program in late March.
