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Posted On March 5, 2020 10:11 pm
Assistant Vice President Heartland Family Service FOCUS Omaha, Neb., is an incredibly ethnically diverse community, with over 115 languages spoken in the public school system. However, the city sees a highly disproportionate number of Latinx immigrant and African and Asian refugee groups living in poverty, and has some of the highest poverty rates for black… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:09 pm
Chief Legal Counsel Illinois Department of Labor FOCUS Yolanda focuses her work on advocating for low-wage workers in Illinois. Through this work, Yolanda has identified issues that critically affect the rural immigrant worker community that is also the victim of crimes. Within this community, a significant issue is the lack of access to benefits available… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:08 pm
Owner/Principal Strategist Six Dimensions FOCUS Black women are three to four times more likely to die from birth-related complications than their white counterparts—a crisis that requires a systems approach. Dr. Nakeitra Burse is working to address this issue through building the visibility and capacity of birth workers to serve Black families and ensure that Black… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:05 pm
Director, Allentown Promise Neighborhood Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley FOCUS Hasshan Batts is a content and context expert who works to uplift the voices of those most impacted, those who often possess the most intimate and creative solutions yet are most often ignored. He is a champion in Allentown, Pa., for trauma-informed care, restorative… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:01 pm
Founder and Executive Director Refugee Dream Center FOCUS Omar Bah’s focus area is refugees and their support needs in integrating into American society—for self-sufficiency, for preservation of their life and cultural identities, and for addressing cultural barriers to accessing and seeking health and mental services. MORE ABOUT OMAR Omar is an ardent advocate of refugee… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 9:59 pm
Owner and Chef Liberation Cuisine FOCUS Gabriela Álvarez is a Nuyorican chef and entrepreneur based in Brooklyn, New York City, N.Y. Her work is rooted in the idea that food is medicine. She believes everyone deserves the right to a healthy, vibrant life. Reciprocally, she believes that eliminating health disparities will make it possible for… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 9:53 pm
Policy & Research Director Asian Pacific Environmental Network FOCUS Amee focuses working-class communities of color at the center of building solutions to the climate crisis. The communities with the fewest material resources face the greatest threats from climate change. A lot of efforts around climate adaptation traditionally focus on protecting forests, coasts, and wetlands. But… View Article
Posted On March 3, 2020 9:59 pm
CEO & Founder Conscious Cultura FOCUS Imagine Mia, a senior at Calexico High School. Her parents are immigrants from Mexico; her father is imprisoned, and her mother suffers from depression. Mia is raising her two younger siblings, while holding a part-time job and applying to college. During COVID- 19, she lost an uncle to the… View Article
Posted On February 26, 2020 11:42 pm
Executive Director Yes Arts FOCUS Amelia Berry believes that health requires connectedness—to family and community, to one’s own valued purpose, and to equitable public goods and services that put well-being within reach for all. Amelia leads Yes Arts, a non-profit in Frankfort, Ky., that mobilizes the power of community and the arts to disrupt the… View Article
Posted On January 31, 2020 11:21 pm
CEO Sostento FOCUS Joseph founded and grew Sostento, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help front-line health workers save lives. The vision was to build an organization that would listen to the needs of front-line healthcare workers in underserved communities and deliver appropriate solutions that would help them eliminate health disparities. Since Sostento received… View Article