By Tejano Nation
Feb 16, 2021
HOMESTEAD, FL – (LATINX NEWSWIRE) – On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Mexican American Council, in partnership with The Foundation for Farmworkers, will provide $150,000 in cash assistance to 150 farmworker families. Each family will receive a $1,000 check and will be distributed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the MAC Parent Resource Center located at 29344 SW 158th Court #274 in Homestead, Florida.
“We were blessed to receive a large anonymous donation of funds to provide cash assistance to farmworker families on the East Coast of the United States,” said
John E. Menditto, President of the Board of The Foundation for Farmworkers. “Our donor asked us to get the funds into the hands of farmworker families as quickly as possible and the Mexican American Council was uniquely positioned to do that.”