Doubled-Up and Overlooked: Homelessness Definition Doesn’t Reflect Most Vulnerable
The definition of homelessness federal agencies use “needs to be amended,” said Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection.
How greener schoolyards benefit Colorado kids, communities
At a school that primarily served Latino students, the team designed raised planters that mimicked Aztec geometry.
Community Leaders Come Together To Find Solutions For Housing Crisis In Chicago
Program affords families the opportunity to stay in neighborhoods they’ve lived in their whole lives and be protected from the rapid gentrification.
‘We can’t lose hope’: A Pilsen Mother’s Mission to Save Monarch Butterflies
"I want my grandchildren to know about the monarch butterflies,” Claudia Galeno-Sanchez said.
A culturally relevant approach to engaging Latino voters
Poder NC, a nonprofit organization in North Carolina, has adopted an innovative telenovela strategy to bridge the voting gap among Latino voters.
Newark offers lessons for Chicago’s efforts to replace lead lines
There are roughly 9 million lead service lines still in use across the nation. Of these, 400,000 exist in Chicago.
A solutions journalism approach to covering democracy (not politics)
Audiences expect more from news media than just the traditional “who is leading in the polls” reporting.
Latino News Network Presents At The NAHJ 40th Anniversary Conference & Expo
LNN Editors offer best practices and lessons learned on solutions journalism and covering LGBTQIA+ communities
Chicago Politics: Bring Chicago Home
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chief Of Staff, Cristina Pacione-Zayas, was Front and Center to discuss what went wrong and what comes next.
ULead Athens Supports Immigrant Students to Help Them Succeed And Much More
“We are here. … Georgia is our home. We need to have local governments represent us," says Brittany López, a political activist and student at the University of Georgia.
Reading, Pa., didn’t wait for national leaders. It led the way.
A community leveraged their diversity and lived experiences in responding to persistent language barriers in education.
A Community Effort To Provide Accessible Fitness Programs: Active City Hartford
CT Latino News’ series—Hartford Children’s Health: Equitable Access—explores responses to [...]
University students across Chicago influence schools to stock period products
Zeenat Muhammad’s days as a neuroscience major at the University [...]
Complicating The Narrative On Health Care For Undocumented Immigrants
Editor’s Notes: In healthcare, equity — the notion that everyone [...]
Chicago’s dirty secret: lead in municipal drinking water remains the greatest threat in communities of color
IL Latino News covers the social determinants of health and democracy. Neighborhood and [...]
