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With the number of farm-labor jobs decreasing year by year because of the decline in prices for the crops, unreliable water supplies, and farm land prices, increasing numbers of Latinas are migrating from small towns to urban areas. In Seattle, El Centro de la Raza established the Frances Martínez Community Service Center in 1983 as a tribute to the tireless activism of Martínez and her valiant struggle against leukemia. A former farm worker, she worked until the end of her life helping Latinos find jobs, housing, and counseling. Through El Centro de la Raza, she organized emergency food programs and classes, and secured legal advice for recent arrivals to Seattle.