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Grupo liberal busca atraer a votantes latinos con $57 millones en ocho estados

Suzanne Gamboa

April 03, 2024 |

Noticias Telemundo |

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Response Location: United States

Ahora aprovechando su éxito en elecciones pasados, Somos Votantes y su comité de acción política trabajan para ampliar la educación y la participación de los votantes hispanos principalmente a través de visitas puerta a puerta, información bilingüe pagada, y una “sólida” organización comunitaria.

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New Indigenous-led shelter provides help to those in need

Amelia Schafer

April 02, 2024 |

ICT News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Rapid City, South Dakota

Pejuta Waste O’Tipi is an indigenous-led resource that provides support to the local homeless community, including shelter, meals, cultural healing, peer support and leadership training to help them reenter the community. The shelter serves meals to over 100 people each day, and more than half of the participants have maintained sobriety since visiting the shelter.

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In Lakota Nation, people are asking: Who does a language belong to?

Christina Cala B.A. Parker

March 27, 2024 |

NPR |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Lakota Nation, United States

Nonprofits, schools, and individuals are working to revitalize the Lakota language by making it more accessible in a variety of ways, including classes, dictionaries, podcasts, and passing on knowledge from elders.

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Make School Food Great Again

Courtney Duchene Lauren McCutcheon

March 26, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Red Rabbit provides nutritious, culturally diverse lunches to students at two local schools. The program promotes cross-cultural exchange among students by exposing them to different dishes from various cultures while ensuring they’re getting healthy meals that hit all the major food groups, as most students get the majority of their meals at school.

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Mediación para derribar las barreras lingüísticas y culturales en salud

María Miret

March 22, 2024 |

Revista Haz |

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Response Location: Spain, Madrid

Hasta la crisis migratoria ‘de los cayucos’ no existían mediadores interculturales en salud en España. En este marco surge el Servicio de Interpretación y Mediación Intercultural sociosanitaria de Salud Entre Culturas, uno de los pocos presenciales, integrado en un hospital. Su objetivo, junto con los teléfonos de interpretación idiomática, es echar abajo las barreras lingüísticas y socioculturales en la sanidad española.

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Oman's mountain oases offer ancient farming lessons for a warming future

Ruth Kamnitzer

March 18, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Oman

Ancient farming techniques are helping locals to preserve the environment and agroecology while still managing to sustainably grow food in the midst of climate change and other outside challenges. Moreover, the ancient farming practices are a major attraction for agritourism, helping bring money to local communities.

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‘It's been such a gift for me.' Apps help schools and families overcome language barriers

Yesenia Robles

March 13, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The ReachWell app helps break down language barriers by allowing teachers to text in English and parents to receive messages in their own language. Translation apps like ReachWell allow parents to be more engaged in their child’s education. The app is currently used in several school districts and is also beginning to partner with emergency service agencies to provide alerts in other languages besides English.

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'Happier families, happier students': How Denver's community hubs are helping migrants

Melanie Asmar

March 11, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver Public Schools’ Community Hubs provide wide-ranging support for students and their families, from language classes and GED programs for parents learning English to food pantries, financial education courses, and mobile medical appointments. The hubs have served more than 4,000 families since launching in 2022, with roughly 600 migrant families being served this year.

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Enrollment in tribal language courses grows in Oklahoma as tribes aim to increase fluency

Nuria Martinez-Keel

March 11, 2024 |

Oklahoma Voice |

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Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

In an effort to increase language fluency and preserve the Indigenous culture, public schools in Oklahoma are offering Indigenous language programs to teach a variety of languages, like Cherokee and Choctaw, to interested students. In the 2022-2023 school year, 3,314 students from elementary through high school participated in an Indigenous language program.

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English learners stopped coming to class during the pandemic. One group is tackling the problem by helping their parents

Ariel Gilreath

March 11, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

ourBRIDGE for Kids is a school-based program that helps English language learners improve their language skills. Since the pandemic increased rates of chronic absenteeism among English language learners, ourBridge shifted its focus to also provide family services to provide comprehensive support, like secure housing and grocery delivery, that helps keep youth in school.

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