Affiliated Agencies
New England Farm Workers' Council
(NEFWC) assists migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families, as well as other low-income groups, with fuel assistance, employment, job skills and job search training to end poverty and social dependency.
Corporation for Public Management
seeks solutions to welfare dependency, chronic joblessness and illiteracy. It also focuses on providing services to those with physical and developmental disabilities.
Corporation for Justice Management
is a leader in community-based offender re-entry services to reduce recidivism and address public safety. Its community corrections programs stress respect, motivation and individualized programming for participants.
works to provide sustainable development and capacity- building to small, faith-based organizations.
New England Farm Workers’ Council
A hand up, not a hand out
Established in 1971 as a small farm worker organization, New England Farm Workers’ Council (NEFWC) has become a multi-faceted human services agency dedicated to improving the quality of life for thousands of low-income people throughout the Northeast.
In addition to migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families, the agency serves inner-city, low-income groups, particularly Hispanic in western and north-central Massachusetts, central Connecticut, Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire.
NEFWC programs emphasize employment skills training and education coupled with necessary support as the only sure means out of poverty and social dependency. Providing a hand up rather than a handout is the agency’s approach to social service.
Among its chief programs are:
Home energy assistance for income eligible families in Hampden and Northern Worcester counties of Massachusetts
Voucher day care for eligible recipients in Hampden County and eight cities/towns in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Emergency shelter assistance for at-risk families in Hampden County, Massachusetts
Employment and job training for migrant seasonal workers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island and welfare-to-work populations in Connecticut
Youth programs providing services to at-risk, low-income youth both in and out of school in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut
Americorps/VISTA program in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island-Click Here for Host Sites
NEFWC Program Locations
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Child Care Resources Fuel Assistance 473 Main Street, 3rd Floor Farm Worker Employment and Training 56 Arbor Street Suite 307 25 Lowell Street, Suite 101 225 High Street |
225 High Street, 4th Floor 288 Oak Street 2702 Main Street 205 High Street 1628-1640 Main Street, 4th Floor 225 High Street, 4th Floor |