Dear John,
In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on a massive "listening tour" that captured the fears, hopes and dreams of America's immigrant communities. We unveil this week's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting people with low incomes. And we offer up ten things we're thankful for this Thanksgiving. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
Massive "listening tour" reveals voices, fears of immigrant communities
Nov. 23
After almost four years of the Trump Administration, many immigrants in the U.S. feel an intense amount of fear, experience damaging trauma, and face pervasive racism, according to a groundbreaking new report issued by one of the nation’s leading immigrant advocacy groups. The report, entitled Our Stories, Our Futures: The Voices of Immigrant Communities, recently was released by LA RED, Faith in Action’s campaign dedicated to immigrant justice. It is the result of a massive “listening campaign” conducted over the summer that organizers say is unprecedented and will help researchers and advocates alike better understand the experiences and attitudes of both Latinx immigrants and non-Latinx Black immigrants alike. READ MORE »
Ten things we're thankful for this Thanksgiving
Nov. 25
The nation – indeed, much of the world – is on fire with infection. Here at home, we’ve yet to launch an effective national response to controlling COVID-19. And our economy is in tatters, millions pushed into poverty, essential workers facing racial discrimination, women forced out of the workforce, families struggling to pay for food, meet rent, and cover an array of other expenses from transportation to utilities to healthcare costs. And yet: there are things that those of us in the human needs community can be thankful for as we prepare to observe a very different Thanksgiving than past holidays (Zoomgiving, anyone?). READ MORE »
CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
Nov. 25
Hunger at Thanksgiving edition. Heroic efforts are being made by food banks nationwide to provide food for families who do not have enough to eat. Here's what they are up against: more than 25 million people reported during the period from Oct. 28 - Nov. 9 that in the prior week, their households sometimes or often did not have enough to eat. As COVID-19 cases surge and deaths rise, more people will lose earnings and will struggle to pay their bills. The connection between Congressional inaction and harm to families is clear. READ MORE »
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