Monica Gail Grimes
Catholic nun and farmworker rights advocate
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- Apopka, Florida, United StatesApopka, FL
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Key moments and achievements from Monica Grimes's life.
Relocation
In a 2014 oral history, Grimes recalled moving from Philadelphia to Apopka in January 1975 to work with farmworker, low-income and immigrant communities. Other accounts place her among the ministry's four founding sisters in 1971, and sources do not fully reconcile the two dates.
Relocation
In a 2014 oral history, Grimes recalled moving from Philadelphia to Apopka in January 1975 to work with farmworker, low-income and immigrant communities. Other accounts place her among the ministry's four founding sisters in 1971, and sources do not fully reconcile the two dates.
Founding
After freezes destroyed Central Florida's citrus crop and left workers unemployed without compensation, Grimes and three other sisters joined orange picker Tirso Moreno to organize what became the Farmworker Association of Florida.
Founding
After freezes destroyed Central Florida's citrus crop and left workers unemployed without compensation, Grimes and three other sisters joined orange picker Tirso Moreno to organize what became the Farmworker Association of Florida.
Incorporation
The organization Grimes helped start incorporated as a nonprofit and opened its first office in Apopka.
Incorporation
The organization Grimes helped start incorporated as a nonprofit and opened its first office in Apopka.
Building Opening
After decades of fundraising, the ministry Grimes co-founded opened its first permanent building.
Building Opening
After decades of fundraising, the ministry Grimes co-founded opened its first permanent building.
Interview
Grimes was interviewed by the University of Central Florida's RICHES project about farmworker conditions and segregation in Central Florida.
Interview
Grimes was interviewed by the University of Central Florida's RICHES project about farmworker conditions and segregation in Central Florida.
Building Opening
Hope CommUnity Center opened a second campus in South Apopka, supported in part by a 250,000 dollar donation from Disney.
Building Opening
Hope CommUnity Center opened a second campus in South Apopka, supported in part by a 250,000 dollar donation from Disney.
Monica Grimes passed away