Glen Ellen
Agricultural Workers' Services

Vineyard Workers Services
La Casa de la Amistad
17962 Sonoma Highway, Boyes Hot Springs
P. O. Box 166, Glen Ellen, CA 954420166
933-0879
E-Mail: vws@vom.com

In recognition of the importance of agricultural workers as part of our community, Vineyard Workers Services is dedicated to providing valley farmworkers with suitable housing and assistance in meeting their related human needs.

Vineyard Workers Services

Vineyard Workers Services (VWS) is a community-based organization committed to the creation of sufficient, decent housing for farmworkers and their families in the Sonoma Valley. VWS was founded in 1992 in response to a crisis of homelessness among the local farmworkers. VWS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and has a 15-member Board of Directors that meets regularly.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Financial donations are always needed and appreciated. However, the scope of VWS services and our voluntary nature also create the need for many additional contributions, such as:

EXPERTISE:

• -Housing development skills: Acquisition & site development, general contracting, construction
• -Office skills (bilingual receptionist, filing & secretarial, etc.)
• -Health care: medical and dental
• -Food preparation. distribution
• -Assistance with donated clothing & bedding 

MATERIALS:

• -Building and infrastructure materials
• -Office & library supplies
• -Medical supplies
• -Clothing & bedding (in good condition)
• -Kitchen supplies & food

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Checks can be made payable to: Se puede mandar contribuciones a:

Vineyard Workers Services
P.O. Box 166
Glen Ellen, CA 95442.

Your contribution is tax deductible - - Gracias!

Since 1992, VWS has:

• -Delivered meals, health care services, English language classes, clothing, and bedding, & emergency shelter to farmworkers during the harvest season through its La Casa de Is Amistad program;
• -Established a Farmworker Resource Center offering year-round help with housing provision, health care access, community outreach and peer counseling training, "Platica" events, and other opportunities for agricultural workers to move toward self-determination;
• -Established a Farmworker Advisor Committee to lend direction to the agency's activities;
• -Obtained government, foundation, and private funding for farmworker housing development, the Resource Center, & La Casa de la Amistad;
• -Ongoing site searches for development of farmworker housing units that can accommodate people during the peak seasons & permanent housing for farmworker families;
• -Established community linkages with neighborhood groups and the business, religious, and nonprofit communities. 

Current VWS activities include:

• -Farmworker Resource Center programs and events;
• -La Casa de la Amistad program;
• -Cultural exchange events including the annual Mexican Independence Day celebration;
• -Annual scholarship award;
• -Ongoing site identification and acquisition; and
• -Community and volunteer outreach. 

La Carta de Vineyard Workers Services (newsletter)

Glen Ellen Vineyard Agriculture