Why not offer other services to the day laborers, like free food, clothing, and English classes?

We believe that the day laborers themselves should make all program decisions, including what services should be offered at their program. It is a false stereotype that the day laborers want or need free food and clothing, and other free servicesday laborers consistently express that they want nothing free at their program because they dont want to be seen as freeloaders, they dont want to attract freeloaders to the program, and they can take care of their own needs, thank you very much! We have seen over and over again how the day laborers take in and take care of the newly arriving workers who are homeless and destitute. These workers are typically sent first to work, or taken along on other day laborer jobs, and are taken care of and taught to survive by day laborers who are well established here. When given the opportunity to make program decisions about services, day laborers always choose to have employment as a main focus of the program, with help in recovering unpaid wages. ...  more