Welcome to the website of Child & Migrant Services (CMS), a non-profit that serves migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families in Mesa County, Colorado. CMS is located in the town of Palisade, a beautiful, small town nestled in the midst of beautiful orchards and vineyards.
CMS is the vision of three women in 1954 who dedicated their lives to this great work. Their vision started around a kitchen table and led to the mobilization of local churches to provide basic needs for farm workers with a trailer.
Through this website, you can see the range of services CMS provides; more important, you will have a glimpse of the lives of migrant and seasonal farm workers in Colorado, their contribution to Western Colorado's economy and how much CMS means to them.
The Hospitality Center, where CMS is housed, is a welcoming community center. It is not just about having a home for those who have traveled far to work on the fields of Western Colorado. It is also about welcoming you to be a part of a community that is filled with sweats of hard work, aroma of ethnic food and culture, and the joy of giving and sharing. Please join us in celebrating the spirit of this great work. Thank you!
QUEMANDO is COMING BACK
JULY 10, 2010 (Saturday)
Please come and celebrate the Hands that Harvest with us at our annual beneft concert!
Enjoy great music, dance till your feet hurt, eat good Mexican food and shop at our silent auction!
Music by Quemando (a 12-person Latin Salsa band from Boulder, CO)
Location: Grande River Vineyards (I-70, Exit 42)
Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $18 in advance (by 4 p.m., 7/10/10) at Fisher's Liquor Barn (2438 F Road) or Grande River Vineyards; $20 at the gate
Children 12 and under are free!
Bring your own lawn chairs and/or blankets. (No outside drink, please)
All net proceeds will benefit Child & Migrant Services
For more information, please call (970) 464-5226.
Thanks to our sponsors:
Community Thrift Shop Grand Valley Hybrids
Forté Farms The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Grande River Vineyards Talbott's Farms
KJCT News 8 Super 8 Motel
Value Enhancement Group Mike McGinnis of Metro Brokers
Palisade National Bank
The website is supported by funds from the Colorado Enterprise Zone Marketing Grant
Enjoy Scrumptious tamales for a good cause
Please help us improve the quality of our tamales by returning the surveys emailed to you. Thank you!!!
IMPORTANT: We have made one change on our vegetarian tamales. Instead of using spinach, we are now using mushrooms. We have also made some changes to improve the taste of the green chili sauce for both chicken and vegetarian tamales. Order now and taste the improved tamales for yourself!
Place your order by 5 p.m. on Thursdays and pick up in Palisade or Grand Junction the following week.
These tamales are prepared at the "Helping Hands Kitchen" at the Hospitality Center. They are authentic and delicious!!! But, don't take our word for it-try them for yourselves. You will benefit men and women who harvest our fields in Mesa County when you order these tamales. Please visit the Helping Hands Kitchen page for more information about these tamales and to order now.
THERE ARE NO SPECIAL TAMALES FOR THE MONTH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Between Two Worlds
Support CMS
You can support CMS and be a part of this wonderful community by volunteering, donating items towards our wish list, contributing financially or simply sharing about CMS with others.
To contribute financially, please send a check to:
Child & Migrant Services
PO Box 1038
Palisade, CO 81526
Or, you can donate online by clicking the “DONATE” button below via PayPal Services. Muchas Gracias!