“The news didn’t look like my community, like my tíos, tías, the people in the poultry factories, and the other people around me,” Sanchez-Smith said, “but they did make up such a big part of the community and were the backbone of it.”
With the Congressional and Presidential races on the horizon, UnidosUS released a poll that provides timely insights into the priorities of this electorate and how immigration factors into their actions at the ballet box.
Children whose caregivers cannot afford to buy enough food during the summer are at higher risk for food insecurity and learning loss.
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.
“Farmworkers show up, and we still have food on our table thanks to them, and they are still underappreciated, overlooked, underserved, underpaid… you name it."
Daniel Suarez throws a party in Pilsen to celebrate auto racing and promote diversity within the sport.
Latinos are more likely to die from heat on the job than non-Latinos, and are 21% more likely to live in urban heat islands.
In an effort to address food insecurity year-round, Rhode Island joins 34 states in the new nationwide Summer EBT program.
A taste of Mexico in one of Chicago’s most vibrant and diverse neighborhoods
“It’s also a big opportunity for underrepresented communities within the Yakima Valley…to have someone represent them…who shares their values, their cultures…”
The state recently passed a law to make it easier for people to become mental health providers. However, the Hispanic and Latino population has a high need for this kind of care and faces other, unique obstacles in accessing it.
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.
