Sarah Escobar represents Ecuador in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics / YouTube screenshot taken from ecuadorolimpicotv
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 12, 2022 / 11:48 am (CNA).
When Sarah Escobar packed her bags for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olym.
Sarah Escobar represents Ecuador in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics / YouTube screenshot taken from ecuadorolimpicotvWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 12, 2022 / 11:48 am (CNA).When Sarah Escobar packed her bags for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she included a memento from her mother: a stone carved with the word "Faith.""Sarah s mom said she gave it to her, and Sarah holds it near because she feels that she is grounded in her belief in God and in the fact that we are all connected in our humanity," Pamela Madzy, the coordinator of the migrant ministry at Escobar s hometown parish, told CNA. The 20-year-old alpine skier from New Jersey may not have won gold during the Winter Games, but she did make history. Escobar is Ecuador s first female athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics and carried the country s flag during the opening ceremonies. Born in the U.S. to Ecuadorian emigrants, she claims dual citizenship.The athlete competed in the women s giant slalom
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La Línea de Ayuda helps Spanish-speakers across the state. Nayely Hurtado, the program coordinator, said many calls are about rental assistance and COVID-19 vaccine access.
The Des Moines-based organization in charge of distributing funds through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) in Polk County has ceased taking phone applications, but one source of online applications continues to stream in.
La Línea de Ayuda, the Spanish helpline, partnered with IMPACT Community Action Partnership to help people apply for the funds. La Línea was permitted to use the online portal, which is not yet open to the general public.