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  Updates for the Summer of 2023 Migrant Health Collaborative of South Jersey (MHC), now a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, hit the ground running this year after collaborating with a few of our amazing community partners. CommUNITY South Jersey Philadelphia  started by assembling and donating 500 gift bags to MHC to deliver to the migrant workers who came for the blueberry season this year! Their volunteers worked together to provide essential items such as personal hygiene items, clothes pins (required for laundry), and bandanas (to help while working in the sun). We were blown away by their hard work and generosity.  The Faith Presbyterian Church of Medford  group also brought many volunteers together to assemble gift bags with essential personal hygiene items.  They provided upwards of 200 gift bags! We cannot thank them enough for their tremendous effort and immense kindness.  Fresh produce was grown and harvested by  The Hope Garden of Faith Church  in order to promote health thro
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    ….       Background : Migrant Health Collaborative of South Jersey is forming in October, 2022. Participants include non-profit organizations, civic clubs, other groups, and individuals. Schools, colleges, medical providers, and businesses are also invited to join us! We plan to work closely with  the NJ Department of Health, Office of Rural Health. Our work : Members of the collaborative will focus on identifying, setting up, or expanding projects and programs addressing medical and social-emotional needs of migrant workers, immigrants, and their families. Current request list : ShopRite or Walmart gift cards, toiletries - any size, unopened. Watch for our request list updates on this blog or on our Face Book page.  Volunteer : Volunteer opportunities vary, depending on events and programs being organized. Contact us to request a volunteer application. Contact us : Dr. Emma Cortes D.O., Director Mailing address :  16 Hoffman Ave.   Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 Phone : 609-741