LNN spotLIGHT: Fraud Prevention & Recovery
How to identify fraud and skillfully avoid scams that are becoming increasingly more common and targeting Latino and underserved communities.
Massachusetts Commission on Poverty tackles historic wealth gap
About 24% of Latinos in Massachusetts live in poverty, which is almost 5 percentage points higher than the national Latino rate.
Salaries are not keeping pace with housing costs in the Midwest, especially in Lincoln
A new report shows the increasing divide between paychecks and the price of buying and renting across the country. The gap is especially high in Nebraska’s capital city.
Growing local food businesses in the Midwest is at the heart of a new grant program
Partners and collaborators will provide mentorship and technical assistance to local food producers and farmers in six states with an eye to tackling food scarcity.
How Latinos are contributing to life on the Eastern Shore
“Sometimes we hear comments like ‘they come and steal our jobs,’ and those jobs are offered, because they can’t be filled another way”
Alimentando al Pueblo’s Bidi Bidi Bom Bash Raises Awareness and Cash for South King County Communities
Cultural celebration “serves as an opportunity to bring together and uplift small businesses, artists, creatives, and drag artists of color,” says Roxana Pardo Garcia, co-founder and executive director of Alimentando al Pueblo.
New woman-owned Puyallup business hopes to share Latino culture with Puyallup community
“The owners of Nuestro Barrio have always been vocal about having full representation of Latin America and that’s been something that has been really meaningful to me,” Ále Johnson said.
Jorge Antezana: Creating More Opportunities For Latino Businesses
Wisconsin ranks 50th for the rate of business ownership among minorities. Underrepresentation is especially acute for Latino owners.
Aquí Mercado Creates A Sense Of Community And Belonging
“We want to show people our communities here in Seattle,” Daniel Calderon said.
Sazón de Washington Doce Donuts
Seattle, Washington, bakery featuring donuts inspired by Latin American flavors.
A Latina mother’s resilience shines through gentrification at Little Village Discount Mall: ‘We are still open’
“I came with lots of hopes and dreams when I left my country to come and work, and that’s what motivated me to have my own business,” Bertha Veronica Ramirez said.
In Kansas City’s rapidly growing Latino communities, ‘all of us have different stories’
KCUR spent several months conducting listening sessions and interviews in various neighborhoods across Kansas City, Missouri, and Johnson County, Kansas. Throughout this process, they heard stories of how Latinos are introducing unique cultural elements while also expressing shared concerns.