DeSoto County migrant farm families lack basic digital access
The migrant farmer families who live at Casa San Juan Bosco in DeSoto County work year-round to put food on Floridians’ tables. Oranges, tomatoes and strawberries are the main produce they provide, and they do it for a median income of $18,000 a year. The affordable housing community, hosted by Catholic Charities, helps the 426 residents afford to live a sustainable life, even though they make low wages. Before COVID-19, both parents in the households often went to work while their children went to school and participated in Catholic Charities’ after-school programs, which were...
Source: heraldtribune.com