Comite De Apoyo A LOS Trabajadores Agricolas

Comite De Apoyo A LOS Trabajadores Agricolas (doing business as Cata) is a non-profit organization that provides services to the Latino community in southern New Jersey, including employment assistance, youth programs, health and nutrition services, and civic engagement activities. As a subrecipient of federal grants, Cata has focused its efforts on fostering self-sufficiency and alleviating poverty among agricultural workers and other low-income Latinos through employment help, youth jobs programs, community gardening, and leadership development.

Specifically, Cata has received subawards from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to provide an array of services aimed at decreasing poverty and promoting self-reliance among Latinos. These services have encompassed employment assistance, youth employment initiatives, nutritional programming through community gardens, civic engagement efforts, COVID-19 relief, and general poverty alleviation assistance. Additionally, Cata has partnered as a subgrantee with the University of Maryland, College Park on a research project examining links between agricultural working conditions, respiratory health, and structural racism. Through its involvement as a subrecipient on federal grants, Cata has delivered programs and services centered on employment, health, civic participation, and research to aid impoverished and underserved Latino populations.