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The exclusive Spanish intake hours aren t yet very popular, according to outreach coordinator and bilingual intake specialist Vanessa Santos-Nila. But she expects them to gain more attention with time.
Disability Rights Iowa (DRI) provides advocacy and legal assistance to people with disabilities. In an effort to reach all of Iowa’s populations, they have added an exclusive schedule solely for Spanish speakers: Tuesdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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The grant-funded organization is designated as a State Protection and Advocacy System (P&A) through federal mandate. There is a P&A in every U.S. state and territory.
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The head of Sioux City’s NAACP reflects on the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd.
“We have seen change that people are talking about, but I don’t know we can put our teeth into it, because things are still happening.”
That is Ike Rayford who is talking about incidents involving injustice against Black men across the country.
He say accountability is important and is happening in the case surrounding Officer Dereck Chauvin convicted in the murder of George Floyd and the upcoming litigation involving the other officers in the case.
Rayford says he is satisfied with tranparancy shown by local law enforcement. The Sioux City Police Department started using body cameras late last year.