Later, World War II was underway and Chavez, ready to escape the horrible work conditions and poor wages joined the Navy. He returned from war and found love in his wife: Helen Fabela eventually having eight children. It was in 1952 when his destiny seemed to be brought to life when he met the founder of the Community Service Organizations founder Fred Ross. He began to work with Ross and the CSO eventually leading him to create his own organization called the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) where he specifically tried to help the conditions of migrant farm workers. He worked for the rest of his life to equalize the opportunities for migrant workers and Mexican Americans; he had a great influence on the equality and fair wages of these workers that still to this day are extremely