IN THE NEWS

Keep updated on our work by viewing some recent news coverage focused on our advocacy, events and the history of the Center!

Sep 14, 2022

DeSantis sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard is 'political stunt,' grassroots organization says

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — A grassroots organization is reacting to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to fly planes with migrants to...

Aug 28, 2022

Early voting winds down in Palm Beach County, Treasure Coast

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — Early voting is coming to an end from Palm Beach County through the Treasure Coast. People are casting their...

Aug 16, 2022

Lake Worth Beach declares state of emergency for housing

Aug 16, 2022

Lake Worth Beach may lift sleeping in public ban

Aug 15, 2022

City may declare housing crisis state of emergency

Jul 25, 2022

Residents in Lake Worth Beach urge officials to declare housing state of emergency

Apr 25, 2022

Palm Beach County organizations empowering formerly incarcerated persons

Apr 24, 2022

South Florida activists hope end of Title 42 will bring immigrant families together

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — WPTV got new reaction Monday from local activists on the Biden’s Administration’s move to end Title 42, a...

Apr 13, 2022

Hope Rural School in Indiantown aims to educate children of immigrants

Apr 1, 2022

Farmworkers protest Wendy's restaurants in Palm Beach

See full article/video on WPTV here.

Mar 31, 2022

Justice for Farmworkers: March urges Wendy's to join Fair Food Program

See full article/video here.

Mar 21, 2022

Guatemalan center honors Dr. Alonso

Mar 2, 2022

Florida vs. the feds: how the state is taking on immigration

Watch video on Facebook here. Read full story here.

Feb 7, 2022

Farmworker Health Webinar Recording

Please click the link for downloaded version of the recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13EXc3p9swwTFLTlV34zThtoChNoXQK_Q/view?usp...

Feb 4, 2022

Organization breaks down cultural barriers to bring better health care access to Mayan community

Watch full video on WPTV here.

Dec 14, 2021

Jupiter migrant landing indicative of worldwide crisis, advocate says

Watch full video on WPTV here.

Oct 31, 2021

U.S. Census: Why did Lake Worth Beach see a 20 percent population increase?

by Jorge Millian Ernesto Ramirez has only been in the United States since August 2017. But that's been long enough for the 16-year-old...

Oct 10, 2021

Lake Worth center serves survivors of Guatemalan genocide

Read full story here.

Aug 13, 2021

Migrants find safe space for vaccinations at Guatemalan Mayan Center in Lake Worth Beach

LAKE WORTH BEACH — Hermalinda sat in a chair near the entrance of the Guatemalan-Maya Center, a nonprofit that advocates for South...

Aug 7, 2021

Farmworker Health Webinar

We all deserve safe and dignified working conditions, regardless of our occupation, immigration status, or gender. On August 24th at 12pm...