Amelia Nava is the founder and president of Auxilio y Amistad (Aid and Friendship), based in
Tiffin, Ohio
Tiffin is a city in and the county seat of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Developed along the Sandusky River, which flows to Lake Erie, Tiffin is about 55 miles southeast of Toledo. The population was 17,963 at the 2010 census.[Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
The Ohio Women's Hall of Fame was a program the State of Ohio's Department of Job and Family Services ran from 1978 through 2011. The Hall has over 400 members. In 2019, the Hall's physical archives and online records were transferred to the ...]
in 1986 for her work providing
community service
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s to
Mexican-American migrant farm worker
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Migrant workers who work outsi ...
s.
In 2012, the Farmworker Agencies Liaison Communication and Outreach Network (FALCON) recognized Nava with their Advocate for Community Service award.
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People from Tiffin, Ohio
Year of birth missing (living people)
American people of Mexican descent
Living people
21st-century American women