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Addressing Racial Bias & Inequity in Child Welfare

February 25, 2021 | Ohio
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Nationwide, only five percent of COVID vaccines have gone to Black Americans and only 11 percent have gone to Latino Americans, according to available data. Our leaders must ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and work to address the longstanding racism that has caused this crisis.

February 24, 2021 | National
Child Health

Black, Latino, and Indigenous Families Are Bearing the Brunt of the Crisis But Not Receiving Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

Nationwide, only five percent of COVID vaccines have gone to Black Americans and only 11 percent have gone to Latino Americans, according to available data. Our leaders must ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and work to address the longstanding racism that has caused this crisis.

February 23, 2021 | National
Immigration

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter - February 22, 2021

February 22, 2021 | Texas
Child Health

Texas Winter Storm Resources - Last updated February 23, 2021

February 22, 2021 | Texas
Nutrition Support Means Greater Higher Education Access & Equity for Ohioans

February 19, 2021 | Ohio
Glenda's Black History Month hero

February 19, 2021 | National
Child Health

Hesitancy for COVID-19 Vaccine Amongst Black Communities and Communities of Color Is Not Without Cause

The hesitancy by Black, American Indian and Latino communities stems from the long-standing distrust of the government in the distribution of equitable resources and access to quality healthcare, notwithstanding state-sanctioned violence.

February 17, 2021 | National
Child Welfare

Biden Administration Halts Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Rule for Foster Care

On February 10, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agreed to a court order halting the Trump-era License to Discriminate rule, one day before it would have gone into effect. This rule, first introduced in November of 2019, would have rescinded regulations that provided blanket non-discrimination protections from HHS-funded programs. Without those protections, child welfare providers using taxpayer funds could have turned away eligible foster and adoptive parents simply because of their religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity and discriminated against the children they are meant to serve on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

February 16, 2021 | National
Constance’s Black History Month hero

February 15, 2021 | National

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