Harvest of Hope Foundation
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| Motto | "Migrant Farmworkers Earn Our Support!" |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) Foundation |
| Purpose | Humanitarianism |
| Headquarters | Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
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United States |
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President
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Phil Kellerman |
| Website | www |
The Harvest of Hope Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation which provides emergency and educational financial relief to migrant farmworkers and their families. Federal, state and other public aid to migrant farmworkers has become increasingly restrictive, and in many cases, not available at all. The goal of the Harvest of Hope Foundation is to fill in the gaps in service to this most hard-working and deserving, yet needy group of laborers.
Although the Harvest of Hope Foundation is currently based out of Gainesville, Florida, it was founded by Philip Kellerman in 1997 in Oneonta, New York. The foundation was established through an inheritance from Kellerman's grandmother, Dr. Helen Zand (1901–1995)- the first female accepted to the law school of Cornell University and a long time social worker and advocate for the indigent. In honor and memory of his grandmother, Kellerman wanted to continue the tradition of social service work by forming the foundation in order to assist mobile field laborers of fruits, vegetables and other foods.
There is a significance to the organization's name. In the field of migrant education, the words “harvesting” and “harvesting hope” are used frequently for those who advocate for the educational, social and health needs of migrant workers.
The Harvest of Hope Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation which is tax exempt as defined under the IRS guidelines. It is composed of a board of directors with over 100 combined years in migrant education and human services.
The Harvest of Hope Foundation's mission is to provide humanitarian support and emergency financial assistance to migrant farmworkers and their families. It is the goal of the Harvest of Hope Foundation to fill in the gaps by providing basic humanitarian services to hard-working, yet needy migrant farmworkers. The foundation provides migrant farmworkers and their families with emergency funding and assistance for automobile breakdowns, utility shutoffs, rent payments, medical situations and funeral expenses. The Harvest of Hope Foundation also issues grants to small businesses and organizations that provide social services and assistance to migrant farmworkers.
The Harvest of Hope Foundation provides educational scholarships to children of migrant farmworkers to attend college or other post-secondary education. The Foundation also houses and manages 42 funds on behalf of migrant farmworkers and families.
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