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Yolo County reports expanded farmworker outreach, a $450,000 James Irvine award and continuing service challenges
Summary
County staff reported outreach to about 1,500 farmworkers in 2024–25, a new James Irvine award to fund listening sessions and supports, financial-assistance pilots and a text-alert roster, while noting declines in phone inquiries amid immigration‑enforcement concerns and the need to expand partner outreach.
Yolo County's agricultural-worker coordinator and service-center staff told supervisors July 22 that the county's farmworker program reached roughly 1,500 workers in 2024–25 and added several new services including a James Irvine Foundation award to fund listening sessions and a small emergency-assistance pilot.
Dr. Tico Zendejas, service-center leadership, and Rodrigo Lopez, the county's agricultural labor coordinator, reviewed program activity funded by the board. Lopez said the program operates a farmworker hotline, conducts field outreach and resource fairs, distributes boxes in partnership with the Yolo Food Bank and has produced a pocket farmworker…
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