MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) awarded more than $31 million to 489 nonprofits that have historically helped marginalized communities statewide. The grants were selected through the Nonprofit Infrastructure (NPI) Grant Program. We are so pleased to announce the recipients of the NPI grand program after months of careful […]
The U.S. immigration system facilitates the exploitation of the poor, the traumatized and the displaced. I was recently reminded of this fact when a young migrant from South America walked into Compañ.
The U.S. immigration system facilitates the exploitation of the poor, the traumatized and the displaced. I was recently reminded of this fact when a young migrant from South America walked into Compañ.
By Sonia Gutierrez/Rocky Mountain Public Media
• May 4, 2021 Rocky Mountain Public Media
For families like Paola s, who lives in Durango, a positive COVID-19 test would mean losing out on an entire paycheck.
After escaping violence in Colombia, Paola and her family moved to Durango where they’re now applying for asylum.
Their move couldn’t have come at a harder time. Alongside her husband and two daughters, Paola arrived in Durango just as the pandemic started.
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“Hubo un tiempo en que prácticamente todo mundo tuvo COVID donde yo vivo,” said Paola. “There was a time where practically everyone had COVID where I live.”
Pine River Shares targets rural residents with vaccination clinic
Durango, Colorado Currently Thu
Group sought to reach those who might otherwise decline COVID-19 vaccine By Shannon Mullane Durango and Pine River Valley reporter
Thursday, April 8, 2021 11:03 AM
Pine River Shares targets rural residents with vaccination clinic Capt. Andy Miller with Upper Pine River Fire Protection District administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Tracy Baumann on April 2 during the Pine River Shares vaccine event in Bayfield. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Escuchar en Español:
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Pine River Shares in Bayfield brought COVID-19 vaccines to hard-to-reach communities in La Plata County last week as part of the state’s Vaccines for All plan.