Farmworkers Institute of Education and Leadership Development is proud to announce the search for a President and Chief Executive Officer to help lead the organization into its next chapter of growth and impact. FIELD’s programs continue to serve communities across California through education, workforce development, conservation, and supportive services. This includes Escuela Popular Instituto High…
The Board of Directors of the Farmworkers Institute for Education and Leadership Development (FIELD) and EPIC High School are aware of recent investigative reporting, including the March 18, 2026 article published by The New York Times, detailing allegations that the late labor leader César Chávez engaged in a pattern of grooming, sexual abuse, and sexual…
As we take time to reflect on 2024, a since thank you for your continued support of our programs that benefit our communities and empower underserved families.
Donate today as part of our Holiday Giving 2024 Campaign to help our students and corpsmembers. We have 3 easy ways to donate:
You could feel the smiles and joy as dozens of community members and their children enrolled in FIELD’s Early Childhood Education classes enjoyed Santa and the holiday spirit at our Toy Giveaway event this year. FIELD staff and leaders had collected donations of new unwrapped toys for the holiday giveaway. Children from our ECE classes…
This year’s holiday luncheon was the best yet, with record participation, good food and great moments. “This is very reflective of the year the Environmental Corps has had,” said Dave Weaver, Director of the Corps. “We have had great participation and development of our corpsmembers in 2024. The outstanding work of our corpsmembers has improved…
We are pleased to announce that Kern County, in partnership with FIELD and the Bakersfield College Launchpad, has received funding from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for the Local Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Grant for an immigrant entrepreneurship course for those seeking to start a business. FIELD’s Career Technical Education Pathway in…
Message From the FIELD Leadership The holiday season will soon be here, and I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all our students and staff! Your FIELD leadership team has been busy this fall with all our departments running at full steam. You can read more details about our work below. Our headquarters and…
Water Conservation, Recycling, Forest Planting and Thinning, and Wetland Restoration to be Funded On Nov. 5, California voters approved a $10 billion bond to fight climate change. The bond, which was supported by a broad coalition of environmental, labor, political and community groups, received over 59% of the final vote. The bond is the largest natural…