Civil Eats: The pandemic reveals racial gaps in school meal access

Arise hunger advocacy coordinator Celida Soto Garcia describes the specific barriers that both urban and rural Black communities face in accessing quality food during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many rural counties, Celida says, “they’re literally scrambling to come up with solutions to deliver school meals.”

AL.com: Underfunding public health has devastated Alabama

“Alabama has failed to create and maintain a disaster-ready public health infrastructure,” Arise policy director Jim Carnes writes in an AL.com op-ed. “In 2019, the district and county health departments administered by the state were operating at only 65% of the professional capacity they had in 2010.”

Alabama Political Reporter: Biden’s executive orders on food stamps won’t spur immediate changes

President Biden’s recent executive order will increase the amount of food aid that families with school-aged children get through the Pandemic EBT program, Arise policy analyst Carol Gundlach tells the Alabama Political Reporter. The order also could set the stage for an across-the-board benefit increase for all SNAP participants.

AL.com: What went wrong with the vaccine rollout in Alabama and what happens next

“Time is a question of life and death” when talking about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Arise’s Jim Carnes tells AL.com. Jim highlights some of the limitations that Alabamians with disabilities and people living in rural areas run up against in acquiring the vaccine.

Alabama Political Reporter: The federal eviction moratorium has been extended, but is it enough?

“The CDC [eviction] moratorium helps a lot of people but not everybody,” Arise policy analyst Dev Wakeley tells the Alabama Political Reporter. Dev makes the case for rental assistance and other direct aid to help people remain in their homes.

Opelika-Auburn News: Letter: Alabama's regressive tax system must be stopped

Marilyn Garrett, an Auburn resident and longtime Arise member, advocates for a stronger tax system in Alabama in this letter to the Opelika-Auburn News. She also recommends Arise’s Alabama Tax & Budget Handbook as a resource for tax information and data.

Quad Cities Daily: Alabama Arise condemns insurrection, demands protection and expansion of voting rights

Arise executive director Robyn Hyden condemns January’s insurrection at the Capitol and urges a path forward for democracy in 2021: “We urge Alabama lawmakers to protect and expand voting rights by instituting automatic voter registration and lifting barriers to voting rights restoration.”

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