COALITION OF FLORIDA FARMWORKER ORGANIZATIONS, INC.

COFFO is a statewide nonprofit organization, whose main objective is to enhance the living and working conditions of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and the rural poor in Florida. It is governed by a nine(9) member Board of Directors of which 1/3 are representative of the Public Sector, 1/3 are representative of the Private Sector, 1/3 of the Low Income Sector. While its main services are delivered by the Florida City and Immokalee offices, it provides statewide services when an agricultural disaster is declared by the Governor. COFFO delivers services to farmworkers and the rural poor in 13 counties in the state of Florida and works with other farmworker organizations to ensure that farmworkers are benefiting from the services available and that duplication is kept to a minimum.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

COFFO was founded in 1980 exclusively for the purpose of  bettering the standard of living for agriculture workers and rural poor by administering programs that will assist them in the realization of :