Buen Vecino
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Our mission is to empower our communities through education, organizing, and advocacy in east Ventura County, CA.
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w/ 1 in 7 respondents sometimes/often unable to eat at home in the past 7 days, #foodinsecurity is a real issue in Riverside.
We must improve the #CACFP program so young children/providers that care for them have enough to eat! Senator Richard Roth #FoodWithCare mercurynews.com/2024/04/19/nea…
.MOHELA failed to provide time sensitive info to help California borrowers, so CA Department of Financial Protection & Innovation took matters into its own hands and penalized MOHELA.
States can & must be key players in holding student loan servicers accountable!
Statement:
protectborrowers.org/california-dfp…
Like Devi, there are 15k+ Nepali TPS holders in the US who’re supporting families back home to rebuild their lives. TPS extension alone is not enough, we need the President Biden, The White House, and Homeland Security, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to redesignate TPS for🇳🇵🇨🇩🇸🇻🇭🇳🇳🇮🇬🇹and all countries that qualify.
Today, alongside 199 other organizations, we delivered a letter to the White House to voice our outrage over the Biden administration’s expansion of the cruel and unnecessary immigration detention system. #EndDetention
Read more: thehill.com/latino/4621399…
Did you know nearly 1 in 5 people in the U.S. speak a language other than English at home?
We must work together to ensure equal access to services and resources for all residents, regardless of their linguistic background.
#LanguageAccessMonth
4 days until IDA!
At #ImmigrantDay2024 , we will be bringing community members to legislative visits. Together, we set the agenda on what an inclusive California looks like where ALL of us - regardless of immigration status - are taken care of and have what we need to thrive!
#RepresentLA has assisted vulnerable Angelenos apply for immigration relief, including asylum seekers & abused or neglected children.
The City must act now to ensure RepresentLA remains fully funded - & can continue to provide its crucial services - over the next two years. 2/3
6 days until #ImmigrantDay2024 with a data hit from California Budget & Policy Center:
'Immigrants are vital in creating the vibrant, prosperous communities and strong workforce that propelled California into becoming the fifth largest economy in the world.'
calbudgetcenter.org/resources/over…
🚨Breaking news! The #Opportunity4All Act (AB 2586) passed the CA Assembly Higher Ed Committee today.
As AB 2586 recognizes, the University of California, The CSU & California Community Colleges have the legal authority to hire any of their students, regardless of immigration status. #O4All
Higher education should be about opportunity, not about amassing student debt. #CancelStudentDebt
MUST READ by Melissa del Bosque on how enforcement = more deaths across U.S. Mexico border.
“The report (by No More Deaths | No Más Muertes) covers 15 years, 2008 - 2023, & it shows many disturbing trends, including the acceleration of deaths that has accompanied “prevention through deterrence..”
Chelsea shared this picture of the strawberry field in Oxnard CA. Due to her working hunched over for more than 8 hours a day, she leaves the field each day with severe backpain. After 8 years of doing this work she hopes the piece rate will increase next year. #WeFeedYou
