A Bit Of Our Story And New Challenges
The next phase of the COVID-19 approach needs to be focused on empowering individuals to make the best informed decisions to protect themselves, their families, and their communities By Yolanda Pinzon Uribe Community Health Program Manager Vecinos Nowadays, we hear a...
COVID Kit and Information Tools
By Yolanda Pinzon Uribe, Community Health Program Vecinos We know that our communities are in different COVID-19 “Levels”, but also we know that they need to have by hand a simple Kit and tool that help them to decide what prevention steps to take to be out of risk -...
We are there for you
By Yolanda Pinzon Uribe, Community Health Program, Vecinos Vecinos is reaping the fruits of their 20+ years of labor. After working to establish themselves as a complementing their established primary and mental healthcare services with a farmworkers and the Latinx...
Want to actively help the farmworker community? Consider an internship!
Internships are a great way to learn or apply skills, as well as a way to give back to the community. Vecinos offers flexible, unpaid internships throughout the year and are willing to work with you to fulfill needed class credit or specific job experience. Depending...
What’s in season in WNC?
As summer tip-toes back into our lives, there are plenty of delicious fruits and vegetables being cultivated right here in our beautiful mountain region! Vecinos visited Darnell Farms in Bryson City, North Carolina to check out some beautiful, red and plumpy...
National Farmworker Women’s Health Week: A Recap
Photo by: Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) This past week was National Farmworker Women's Health Week (NFWHW), a public awareness campaign about the health risks that farmworker women and their families face, particularly pesticide...