Connecticut telehealth law made permanent, helps senior health access
The number of Hispanic Americans age 85 and older is projected to increase from 509,096 in 2019 to 3.4 million in 2060.
The number of Hispanic Americans age 85 and older is projected to increase from 509,096 in 2019 to 3.4 million in 2060.
While Latino-owned businesses bring in an estimated $2.7 trillion annually, only 1% of funding from the top 25 venture capital and private equity firms is allocated to them.
LNN Editors offer best practices and lessons learned on solutions journalism and covering LGBTQIA+ communities
If all racial/ethnic groups had the same college degree attainment as white adults, the nation’s workers would see an additional $11 trillion in lifetime earnings.
How to identify fraud and skillfully avoid scams that are becoming increasingly more common and targeting Latino and underserved communities.
About 24% of Latinos in Massachusetts live in poverty, which is almost 5 percentage points higher than the national Latino rate.
Hispanic and Latino New Mexicans – who account for 50% of the population – experience higher food insecurity rates than non-Hispanic whites.
“Language barriers should never prevent an eligible voter from being able to fully participate in the democratic process,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
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.
“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.”
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.