Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP)

Farmworkers and Landscapers Advocacy Project (FLAP) improves the working conditions and opportunities for workers predominantly from traditionally marginalized communities and/or low-income households in Illinois. It serves workers in the cannery, poultry, meatpacking, farming, restaurant, greenhouse, landscaping, and snow plowing industries. FLAP’s programs include advocacy, community outreach and education, litigation, referrals, and cash assistance. FLAP advances social justice by addressing cases of exploitation, discrimination, and eviction through pro bono legal services. It helps to emancipate victims of labor trafficking and returns lost wages to workers. This Annual Staff Award provides general operating support to FLAP.