You’re Invited: Holiday Toy and Clothing Giveaway

It’s the Season for Giving Back.  We hope you can join FIELD and our community partners for our second annual Holiday Toy & Clothing Giveaway on Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 3-6 pm.  Santa and his elves will be on hand to distribute toys to the children and community members can select new and gently used coats, socks…
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Meet Steve Watkins: Fire Program Manager Dedicated to Empowering FIELD’S Corpsmembers

By Kelly Hartog Steven Watkins comes to FIELD’s Fire Program following a 33-year career as a Battalion Chief for the Bureau of Land Management and as an Interagency Incident commander. After retiring from BLM, he joined FIELD in January 2023 as the Fire Program Manager and Acting Natural Resources Manager. Watkins was instrumental in helping…
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An Evening of Triumph and Accomplishment at Indio’s EPIC High School Graduation

By Kelly Hartog Cheered on by their friends and family, 15 proud adult students took the stage at FIELD’s EPIC de Cesar High School graduation in Coachella on June 14, where they were congratulated by keynote speaker, Indio Mayor, Oscar Ortiz.   The two graduate student speakers–Sonia Araceli Torres Felix and Jay Oliver Sese–spoke passionately…
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FIELD President and CEO David Villarino sits down with Jorge Contreras, Manager of Financing at NFF

FIELD President and CEO David Villarino sits down with Jorge Contreras, Manager of Financing at NFF

Cesar’s goal when he founded FIELD was to inspire California’s rural workforce to gain self-sufficiency through employee-owned enterprises. “When we talk about self-sufficiency, what we’re really talking about is rural communities – immigrant communities – prospering both economically and socially,”…