From impactful numbers to powerful personal stories, here’s how CATA is making a real difference for immigrant communities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey . We stand alongside workers in their fight for safe, fair, and just working and living conditions while also promoting food justice for all.
Farmworker Outreach
Farmworker Outreach
Supported 15 wage-theft cases — including a $200K+ win for 44 landscaping workers.
In 2025, CATA REACHED over 800 migrant workers through our outreach efforts. Our team VISITED 60+ farms in 6 different counties to support workers' pursuit of safe, fair, and just living and working conditions. Completed a multi-year project and helped 1,226 farmworkers apply for USDA federal relief funds totaling over $735,000. Provided legal guidance to 22+ workers and 100 community members navigating issues like driver’s licenses, DACA, and access to basic needs. Trained 138 people on their rights in the workplace.
171
Customers/ Families Fed
Food Justice Program
6
12
15
Paid High School Interns Leading the
Way in Food Justice
Volunteer Days Dedicated to Our
Community Garden
Market Days Offering Culturally
Appropriate Produce
200%
Increase in Varieties of Produce Grown
New Products Introduced This Year
18
We proudly accepted SNAP, Good Food Bucks, WIC, and Senior FMNP, ensuring greater access to fresh, local produce for those who need it most.
387
Pounds of Fresh Produce
Our Work in Maryland
We won the chicken catchers case! Secured over $650,000 in unpaid wages for 66 workers.
In our outreach efforts, we visited 20 farmworker camps, reaching about 700 workers with vital information on immigration rights, labor rights, and community resources. In our office, we’ve assisted 60 families with immigration, citizenship, and rights questions. Fought back against 287(g) agreements in partnership with the ACLU and local coalitions. Participated in rallies, gave public testimony, and joined policy campaigns to protect undocumented communities from criminalization and ICE involvement
Advocacy
We continue pursuing the lawsuit against the State of New Jersey for denying farmworkers equal minimum wage.
In 2025, CATA tirelessly advocated for immigrant rights in NJ, PA, and MD,
pushing for policy reform and providing on-the-ground support.
"It would be fair to have paid overtime because we work from sunrise to sunset, from 6 am to 6 pm. It would help us a lot to have higher minimum wage and paid overtime.
- Agustin, Farmworker
Driving Pennsylvania Forward Coalition for universal driver’s licenses in PA, regardless of immigration status.
We’ve joined the ACLU of Maryland and the Wicomico Coalition to oppose 287(g) agreements that allow local police to act as immigration agents.
We’re fighting to expand paid leave protections to all workers, including those without Social Security numbers.
Protections for workers against extreme heat in NJ
We’re pushing for the Immigrant Trust Act to stop information sharing with ICE
We participated in May Day demonstrations in Philadelphia and Princeton, continuing the fight for labor rights for all workers.
RadioCATA
RadioCATA continues to be a reliable and trustworthy source of information for the Latino immigrant community. Through our community radio efforts, we INFORMED listeners on community resources, workers' rights, workplace health and safety, and immigrant rights. Our signature show, CATA staff's "Si Se Puede," transmits live on the radio and on Facebook every two weeks, ENGAGING a wider audience with the radio and CATA's mission if grassroots organizing. With the help of a generous grant, we continue to strengthen our broadcast capacity and community outreach. Our Latinx volunteer DJs HOSTED live shows bringing diverse voices and entertainment to RadioCATA's programming.