ERIC Number: ED015045
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Publication Date: 1966
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SO YOU WANT TO HELP MIGRANTS, SUGGESTIONS FOR CHURCHES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WISHING TO ESTABLISH HELPING PROGRAMS FOR SEASONAL FARM WORKERS.
National Council of Churches of Christ, New York, NY.
THE MIGRANT MINISTRY, A UNITED CHURCH EFFORT TO SERVE SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL MIGRANTS, PRODUCED THIS BOOKLET FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFERING SUGGESTIONS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING MIGRANTS. WHILE MOST OF THESE SUGGESTIONS CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER BY ANY GROUP OF CONCERNED CITIZENS, IT WAS WRITTEN WITH CHURCH PEOPLE ESPECIALLY IN MIND. THE SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE--(1) UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS OF THE MIGRANT PEOPLE, (2) WORKING WITH OTHER CHURCH PEOPLE, (3) CARRYING OUT PROGRAMS OF SERVICE FOR MIGRANTS, (4) ESTABLISHING SPECIAL SERVICES WHERE SUCH SERVICES DO NOT PRESENTLY EXIST, (5) INTERPRETING THE MIGRANT PEOPLE TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND STIMULATING OTHERS TO ACTION, (6) WORKING WITH OTHER GROUPS, AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR A COMMUNITY-WIDE APPROACH TO MIGRANT PROBLEMS, (7) WORKING TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF BASIC LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS, (8) HELPING MIGRANTS RESETTLE, AND (9) HELPING FINANCE MIGRANT PROGRAMS. (ES)
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Authoring Institution: National Council of Churches of Christ, New York, NY.
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