Beyond Barriers strives to increase farmworker family involvement in their education and community. The project works to strengthen the social service networks that support families in their goals. 

Many barriers prevent farmworker families from building a strong connection to their learning environments. The farmworker families are often unable to find ways to communicate effectively with their child’s teachers; unable to understand the educational system their child appears to be struggling in; and unable to meet their basic needs.

All of these factors make it difficult for farmworker parents to become involved in their education and community. It is these areas that the Beyond Barriers Project strives to improve.

In addition to RCMA, sponsors of this project include the Florida Department of Children and Families, with funding from the Family Preservation and Support Services Act.