When it comes to starting a farm or food business, many Latino immigrant farmers experience difficulty qualifying and applying for financial assistance.
Two East Tennessee health centers are working to fight food insecurity by providing fresh produce to their patients and the community.
Colorado companies are offering paid family leave and other benefits for workers who chose to adopt or become foster parents.
“Nobody in the youth orchestras looked like me,” Madrigal said. “ I didn’t see any Latinos or African American kids in the orchestra.”
“I want the stories I tell to be about the people who made the brave decision to challenge the status quo,” said Cardenas about joining LNN.
Russo oversees projects such as T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood RI, a scholarship and workforce development program that provides financial opportunities and counseling support to the early childhood workforce.
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.
