MAFO
A National Partnership of Farmworker Organizations
MAFO (Midwest Association of Farmworker Organizations) is an organization that was developed in the early 70’s in order to coordinate the delivery service to migrant and seasonal farmworkers that migrated into the Midwest in search of work. This organization was primarily interested in servicing farmworkers that migrated from Texas to the Midwest.
The first attempt to involve the Texas programs with the Midwest programs took place in Austin in 1977. The coordinating conference met with great success and the activity became and annual one. Other organizations that were serving farmworkers became aware of the conference and gradually began to become participants. Eventually the participation from other non-Midwest farmworker organizations became so great that it resulted in MAFO having to change its purpose.
While the organization has retained its original corporate name (MAFO), it has become a Partnership of National Farmworker Organizations. Over the years MAFO has developed a planning committee that meets three times a year to develop the national conference.
Mark Your Calendar!
BUILDING STRONGER RURAL COMMUNITIES
2009 MAFO 20th Annual Conference
MARCH 29 - APRIL 1, 2009
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
For more information see the MAFO website:
www.mafofarmworker.com
Plan to attend this most important conference as we address the future development and delivery of farmworker programs and services.
For more information contact Lalo Zavala at 320-251-1711; fax 320-203-8913, via e-mail at heladio.zavala@umos.org
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