CHD Perspectives: Sarah Sameer Sarah Sameer is the newest member of our Immigration & Citizenship Program team to become an Accredited Representative certified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Legal Access Programs (OLAP). This greatly increases the ability for Sarah to assist Immigration & Citizenship Program clients with broader levels of support. […]
Luis Manuel Ramirez was born and raised in his native country of Mexico where he completed the majority of his education. His parents immigrated to this country when Luis was 15 years old. Luis was having difficulties with the transition especially when he enrolled in school. The language barrier became very challenging for Luis so […]
CHD would like to give our condolences to the Flores family. One of the CHD Founders, Louis Fernando Flores, passed away on September 13, 2022, surrounded by his family. Louis had a lifelong passion for justice and advocacy for farmworkers, their families, and others in need. Louis, along with others, founded North Bay Human Development […]
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Program also known as DACA was created by the Obama Administration back in 2012. DACA protects certain young undocumented immigrants from deportation and allows them to be eligible for work authorizations. Many DACA recipients came to the United States at an early age for better stability in their lives. […]
Earlier this year, Mary Potts became our Farmworker Services Division Director. She has spent many years with CHD and contributed to the Farmworker Services Division and the clients we serve. We asked her to take to some time to write about her story with CHD and what the work she does means to her. Please […]
California Human Development’s (CHD) Immigration & Citizenship (I&C) Program has served our immigrant communities for over 20 years. We serve over five hundred people in Sonoma, San Joaquin, and Sutter County yearly. Northern California has thousands of hardworking immigrants who form a vital part of the backbone of our economy. CHD leverages our funding to […]
Carlos Rivera was born in Michoacán, Mexico but now resides in Walnut Grove, CA. He is married and has three lovely children. Most of Carlos’ employment has been in the Farm work industry. He was the sole provider in his household at the time of his enrollment and was having financial difficulties which is why […]
“I am thankful that CHDC recognized my hard work over these past 17+ years and I am eager to demonstrate my capability in my new role. I am able to work with more sites and interact with more people. I really enjoy speaking with tenants at all the sites as well. It is such a […]
Esmeralda came to CHD looking for an opportunity to better assist her mom. Esmeralda’s mom is a farmworker, she specifically works in the grape fields. As the second oldest sibling, Esmeralda felt helpless and sad to see her mother get up early in the morning with freezing temperatures. The struggles weren’t better during the hot […]
CHD’s Affordable Housing makes it possible for families to have a place to call home better their lives. The Gutierrez family were former residents of our Affordable Housing Complex, Mahal Plaza. Alma and her family moved into Mahal Plaza in November 2016 and moved out in April 2019. During their stay, they lived a very […]