Dear John, 

This week, we started by honoring Indigenous People's Day and taking time to learn about and acknowledge whose land we're on.

In this week's newsletter, we're excited to share some helpful resources regarding the PHE unwinding and healthcare access. You'll find an interactive state unwinding tracker, a webinar opportunity by FRAC and the USDA, and HHS' latest initiatives to expand language access to health-related settings. Keep reading to learn more. 

P.S. Have you taken a look at our public charge resources yet? We've put together community resources, organizational toolkits, and more. View them here. 

PIF active members Center for Children & Families (CCF) at Georgetown University have put together a comprehensive and interactive resource to help track each state's unwinding plan as we anticipate the public health emergency coming to an end. The tracker contains various resources including specific information about the state's unwinding, communications materials/toolkits for partners, an unwinding FAQ, and more.

Thursday, Oct 20 at 3PM ET

PIF Partner FRAC will be jointly facilitating a conversation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to discuss strategies to ensure that all eligible immigrant families, including mixed status families with children, can access SNAP. This webinar will include time for questions and suggestions on how to ensure families understand that SNAP does not count in a public health determination. 

Last Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld a lower court decision that found DACA to be unlawful; however, DACA renewals continue for now. Read our full statement below.

Thursday, Oct 13th 10AM - 1PM CT

PIF active member, Children at Risk, is leading this conversation on the experiences and policies that shape the outlook of Latinx children’s wellbeing and resilience! Please join them to learn more about the current state of education, economic justice, health, and mental health for Latinx children. 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a number of steps to improve language access to the community. First, they are relaunching the Language Access Steering Committee, which tasks  HHS agencies with reassessing and updating their language access plans to ensure that HHS-administered health and human services programs and activities are accessible to people of various language backgrounds. Second, HHS announced over $4 million in grants to 11 organizations to address issues regarding the availability of in-language resources in health-related settings. PIF applauds HHS' efforts to expand language access and hopes to see these efforts expanded. 

RESEARCH: The next call is scheduled for Wednesday, 10/12 at 3pm ET (12 pm PT). Notes from our last call are available here. Email Cheasty at [email protected] if you have any questions. Join via Zoom here.

FEDERAL ADVOCACY: The next call is scheduled for Tuesday, 11/01 at 3pm ET (12 pm PT). Notes from our last call are available here. Email Lena at ([email protected] if you have any questions. Join via Zoom here. 

POLICY/ LEGAL (NERDS):  The next call is scheduled for Thursday, 10/13 at 4pm ET (1pm PT). Notes from our last call are available here. Email Sonya at  [email protected] if you have suggestions for topics to discuss.  Join via Zoom here.

COMMUNICATIONS: The next call is scheduled for Friday, 10/14 at 12pm ET (9am PT). Email Ed Walz at [email protected] if you have any questions. Join via Zoom here.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION: The next call is scheduled for Tuesday, 11/08 at 3pm ET (12 pm PT). Notes from our last call are available here. Email Alicia at [email protected] if you have any questions. Join via Zoom here.

STATE POLICY: The next call is scheduled for Thursday, 11/03 at 1pm ET (11am PT). Notes from our last call are available here. Email Alicia at [email protected] if you have any questions. Join via Zoom here.

In Solidarity,

Adriana Cadena & Cheasty Anderson, on behalf of the PIF Team

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