Responding to requests
Our
program
FSSW recruits, trains and sends organizers to support low-income worker organizations on the ground in their communities.
Photo Lewis & Clark students join with FSSW organizers to sort seven pallets of jackets donated by Columbia Sportswear for distribution to organizations for their Winter Survival Campaigns.
Annual Material Support
Labor solidarity.
Requests filled.
These figures reflect a portion of the work product of FSSW volunteers and supporters over the past year.
Volunteers hours
Volunteers contribute their time to build strong organization to back the collective efforts of low-paid workers to change their own poverty conditions.
Caravans and day trips
FSSW sends caravans of trained organizers to Medford and Anchorage as well as one-day expeditions locally for benefit advocacy sessions and resource distributions to join farm, seasonal and service workers who are building self-help organizations to address their poverty conditions.
Pounds of food
Food delivered to organizations of low-income workers across the Northwest.
Shipouts
Trucking companies donate shipping to deliver supplies to fill requests from self-help organizations of rural workers.
People power
On the road
Collected locally
Distributed regionally
Backing collective demands
Supporting the just demands of low-income workers
For organizations of low-income workers to forge long-term solutions to their conditions they must overcome the obstacles that stand in their way. FSSW stands in solidarity with their efforts and organizes support from those who also benefit when workers living and working in our communities have more money to spend.
Affordable utilities
Backing demands for affordable electricity and water
FSSW backs organizations of low-income workers in their fights for affordable essential services.
strike support
Labor solidarity
FSSW supports fights for decent living and working conditions.
Comprehensive healthcare
Healthcare is a human right
FSSW joins campaigns for access to medical care and recruits medical professionals to assist.
“I love volunteering with Friends of Seasonal and Service Workers for so many reasons. They have been supporting and advocating for these ‘essential yet paid far below minimum wage’ workers for over four decades, yet they are run entirely by volunteers. And all volunteers are treated like family! There’s a job to fit everyone! Come join us!”
The Rev. Dr. Barbara J. Campbell