‘Map the Meals Gap’ shows rural NM counties have highest food insecurity
Hispanic and Latino New Mexicans – who account for 50% of the population – experience higher food insecurity rates than non-Hispanic whites.
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.
“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…”