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LOS ANGELES — The fight against “food apartheid” in California got a boost this week as the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to create a Food Justice Roundtable to explore ways to reduce hunger and make healthy food more accessible. One program doing just that is called Market...
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Jenny Manrique Ethnic Media Services Además de estar peligrosamente expuestos al contagio de la COVID-19, los trabajadores agrícolas en California han experimentado como pocos los reveses de esta pandemia: pérdida de ingresos y de empleo, costos repentinos de cuidado infantil debido al cierre de escuelas, problemas con el aprendizaje...
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Jenny Manrique Ethnic Media Services In addition to high-risk exposure to COVID-19, farmworkers in California have borne the brunt of setbacks caused by the pandemic: loss of income and employment, sudden childcare costs due to school closings, problems with distance learning due to poor or zero Internet access, food...
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PORTLAND, Ore. — La ensenanza podria desempenar un papel clave a la hora de colocar a las personas en trabajos bien remunerados, especialmente ahora con un alto desempleo por la pandemia. Un analisis de la Institucion de Brookings dice que Estados Unidos deberia expandir sus ofertas de adiestramiento a medida...
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Apprenticeships could play a key role in placing people in good-paying jobs, especially with high unemployment from the pandemic. An analysis from the Brookings Institution urged the U.S. to expand its apprenticeship offerings as the country recovers from COVID-19. Lou Long, apprenticeship committee administrator for Northwest Apprenticeship Services based in...
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At this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is putting the public health system and the United States economy in check, no one doubts the significant contributions that the community of essential Latino workers has made throughout this tragic year. In hospitals, farm fields, meatpacking companies, the hospitality industry,...
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A estas alturas de la pandemia del COVID-19, que está poniendo en jaque al sistema de salud pública y a la economía de los Estados Unidos, nadie pone en duda las contribuciones significativas que la comunidad de trabajadores esenciales de origen latino ha hecho a lo largo de este...
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Ahorrar dinero es una prioridad máxima para muchos estadounidenses, pero se vuelve aún más importante en tiempos de agitación económica. Afortunadamente, existen muchos pasos sencillos que puede seguir para eliminar el despilfarro en su vida diaria. Aquí hay ocho estrategias fáciles para comenzar a ahorrar más dinero ahora: Lleve...
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Saving money is a top priority for many Americans, but it becomes even more important during times of economic turmoil. Luckily, there are many simple steps you can take to eliminate wasteful spending in your daily life. Here are eight easy strategies to start saving more money now: Track...