Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/faith-florez/ Our Thing Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:13:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/faith-florez/ 144 144 This Teen Invented Calor, An App That Aims to Keep Farmworkers Safe in Hot Weather https://remezcla.com/culture/faith-florez-app-farmworkers-safe/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:05:52 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=239139 Her grandmother died working in the fields. With farmworkers picking fruits and vegetables in extreme temperatures, heat exhaustion and heatstroke is a very real possibility. Faith Florez’s grandmother died of heat exhaustion, and now the teenager is working to keep this community safe with her app, Calor. Farmworkers play an invaluable (and often unappreciated) role

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