Many migrant farmworkers living in California-run housing would settle full time in their communities if they could find affordable housing. Their children struggle to keep up in school as a result of frequent moves.
This is what The Sacramento Bee learned during a year-long investigation into California’s 24 migrant farmworker housing centers, which provide subsidized units for seasonal workers.
Reporters visited seven centers in Northern California, the San Joaquin Valley and on the Central Coast. They surveyed 150 families about living in housing and moving every year. Here are their findings.
Thousands of children living in the centers must bear the brunt of the annual moves. Most bounce from one school to another every few months and receive instruction in two different languages. Read more about these students here.
California farmworkers struggle to find housing — yet the state lets thousands of affordable units sit empty for three to six months every year. Read more about their housing here.
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