Idaho community fund helps farmworkers fight heat, wildfire smoke

By: Valentin Termite

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 1,198

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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On the morning of July 31, Idaho Organization of Resource Councils members Samantha Guerrero and Julia Santiago met at a Nampa Home Depot. Their cars, parked right next to each other, trunks open, were prepared for a distribution of aid to local farmworkers impacted by wildfire smoke and high summer temperatures.

They carried crates of Gatorade, N95 masks, protective gloves, eyewear – basic supplies needed by farmworkers to carry out rough, often unforgiving agricultural …

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