Recognizing the need to provide support to our county’s food and agricultural workers who have been exposed to or infected by COVID-19, the Housing for the Harvest partnership was formed between state and county government, with the San Joaquin Community Foundation serving as the local administrator.
The partnership works to provide coordinated outreach and dissemination of valuable information, in a culturally sensitive manner, to agricultural workers who are desperately seeking financial assistance, experiencing food insecurity, lacking access to PPE, in need of behavioral health services, immigration legal services, and more.
Stories of Impact
The wife and daughter of an anonymous agricultural worker both tested positive for COVID in May of 2021. The family was quarantined and unable to receive groceries or any financial assistance to help them with the economic hardship of not being able to work. A friend referred them to the Housing for the Harvest program which then provided PPE, fresh groceries and daily wellness checks via phone to the family as they quarantined at home. The family also received financial assistance and supportive services to help them through this trying time.
The wife and daughter of an anonymous agricultural worker both tested positive for COVID in May of 2021. The family was quarantined and unable to receive groceries or any financial assistance to help them with the economic hardship of not being able to work. A friend referred them to the Housing for the Harvest program which then provided PPE, fresh groceries and daily wellness checks via phone to the family as they quarantined at home. The family also received financial assistance and supportive services to help them through this trying time.
