People in northwest Washington are holding a vigil at Bellingham City Hall for an immigrant farmworker who died five years ago, and calling for a resource center to help other residents. Honesto Silva Ibarra died in 2017 while working in triple-digit heat. A state investigation of Ibarra s death found the farm where he worked violated requirements for regular breaks. .
Stigma around mental health and a lack of resources available in Spanish means many individuals in North Carolina s Latino community are going without needed resources. Camino Health Center wants to change the situation, and is launching an effort to spread the word about Spanish-speaking therapists and counselors available to residents in the Charlotte region. Dr. .
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New faces, longer lines and empty shelves: Ohio s hunger-fighting network is sounding the alarm as it faces unprecedented challenges. At the Southeast Ohio Foodbank in Logan, Director Rose Frech said with inventory at about 15% of capacity, they re struggling with severe food shortages. That s forced them to make difficult decisions, she said, such as canceling direct mobile food distributions. .
Florida farmworkers are getting some much-needed support thanks to a grant from the Health, Environment, Agriculture, Labor Food Alliance (HEAL). The grant of more than $4,000 is being used to distribute food, host vaccine clinics, and help families pay their bills. Neza Xiuhtecutli, general coordinator and executive director of the Farmworkers Association of Florida, said many farmworker families were ineligible for federal assistance during the pandemic, so the need is great. .