Organized labor will be represented by Manuel Lopez of the building trades council in Fresno. A representative chosen by the community action agencies of each of the eight valley counties will serve on the board. as will one farmworker from each county. to be selected democratically from among those participating in the program. The University of California extension system will participate in designing the curriculum and training the teachers who will instruct the migrants. The program will be conducted by a private nonprofit agencythe Central California Action Associates. It will provide both evening and daytime classes for adult migrant workers. Over 3.000 farmworkers are expected to take advantage of the classes after work. which will offer such subjects as basic education. citizenship. and consumer education. In addition. more than 540 farmworkers (approximately 60 in each of the eight counties) will be given the opportunity to participate during the offseasonNovember through Februaryin fulltime classes designed primarily to provide literacy in English. a second language for many of our agricultural workers.
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