Central Valley farmworkers confront rising hunger

Immigration crackdown and fewer jobs spell trouble for families
by Agustin Duran/ACoM | Posted December 2, 2025
Families wait for a monthly food delivery from Valley Voices. Photo courtesy of Valley Voices

Teresa was anxious as she waited for Valley Voices, the non-profit behind a monthly food distribution network that reaches hundreds of farmworker families in the Central Valley, providing groceries and other staples to those who don’t have enough to eat.

For area farmworkers the decline in available work adds to the growing sense of unease, as prices for daily staples continue to climb and as the Trump Administration doubles down on its immigration enforcement policies. read more