07 May 2020
First Month as an NPS RTCA and HAF Fellow in the New Mexico Office
Throughout my life I have had the opportunity to live in different cities. What I have learned from moving is the ability to learn different techniques and skills that have made the process less tedious. Moving…
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30 April 2020
Esposa, Madre, HIja, CEO, COVID-19
As the news about the coronavirus emerged, I was working from my home office as usual since I founded Hispanic Access Foundation ten years ago. I live on five acres in rural northern Virginia with…
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30 April 2020
Pastora Ruano: The COVID-19 Impact and Lessons Learned
The biggest challenges that our community has faced during COVID-19 has been unemployment, lack of resources, education, homeless families/Title 1 Schooling. Another challenge has been seeing members with an essential job still experience low income…
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29 April 2020
Green Infrastructure Helps Church Conserve Water and Mitigate Climate Change
Last week, more than 30 Latino faith leaders learned how their churches can implement and plan for green infrastructure projects in order to conserve water and mitigate climate change. Pastor Agustin Jimenez from New Hope…
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28 April 2020
When all of humanity is facing a pandemic, why should we care about conservation?
When all of humanity is facing a pandemic, why should we care about conservation? Because we need nature and the benefits it provides now more than ever. COVID-19 has both revealed and exacerbated deep inequities…
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27 April 2020
Working During a Global Pandemic
As a recent college graduate and an emerging professional, a health pandemic has made it really hard to be a working professional. In recent weeks, I have constantly asked myself: what does being productive look…
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