The Latino Policy Forum and Illinois Latino News are partnering to create a 2-year long public awareness campaign that will illuminate the most common form of homelessness experienced in the Latinx community, which is through ‘doubling-up’ or when a person temporarily lives with others. Jose M. Muñoz, executive director of La Casa Norte, a homelessness resource non-profit, shared his personal story with doubling up. Anna Arzuaga, Housing Policy Analyst, LPF, also shared insights. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

The 2024 elections will soon kick into high gear. The Latino News Network and AARP are collaborating in ensuring voters have the information they need to participate in the electoral process. Christina Fitzpatrick, State Director with AARP New Hampshire spoke to New Hampshire Latino News Writer/Editor Belen Dumont about resources available to the public. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

Dr. Geraldine Luna, the Medical Director at the Chicago Department of Public Health, who shares her expertise and insights on the social determinants of health. This is the first episode of the new collaboration between ⁠Illinois Latino News⁠ and ⁠CAN-TV⁠. IL Latino News is one of six independent, local, multimedia news outlets in the Midwest and Northeast. (Spring/Summer Season, 2023) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

Today’s LNN Spotlight episode is focused on Social Security. We’ll be answering a few common questions on collecting benefits and busting several myths on the topic. Hispanics make up about 19 percent of the total population in the U.S. and these communities are expected to continually grow across the country. As Hispanics tend to have longer life expectancies in the U.S., elderly Hispanics will also have more time in retirement compared to other ethnic groups.  Our guest today is Christina FitzPatrick, State Director of AARP New Hampshire. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

Latino culture often prioritizes caregiving with family members providing direct care to aging parents.  It’s estimated that 75% of Latino caregivers are Latina, and likely to be in their early to mid-40s. An increasing 27% of Millennial family caregivers are Latino, and more than half are people of color. Christina FitzPatrick, AARP New Hampshire State Director, spoke with Belen Dumont, New Hampshire Latino News Editor about the invisible work of family caregivers and the resources available to help them manage what can often be a very stressful situation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

Activists across the South Side of Chicago demand transparency from the Department of Water Management as the city attempts to combat lead contamination in drinking water. While the City has not publicly reported new results since the end of 2021, existing data from the City of Chicago website shows that a significant portion of water tests with elevated lead levels were recorded in Black and Hispanic communities. Mackenzie Tatananni, graduate student at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, spoke with Linda Gonzalez, a member of the People’s Council of Southeast Chicago, who is advocating for change following her experience with the city-sponsored Equity Lead Service Line Replacement Program. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic’s arrival, small businesses and nonprofits across the state continue to be disproportionately impacted.  Seeing as minority-owned and led organizations faced a variety of challenges before the pandemic, accessible resources have become more crucial than ever. Associate Lending Manager of the National Development Council Jovanna Mejia speaks to us about specific barriers minority entrepreneurs face and the unique resources available to them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

In September, the Madison Metropolitan School District appointed Nury Castillo Crawford as Executive Director of Alternative Schools & Innovation. Castillo Crawford shared with LNN her experience as an immigrant from Peru and her experience as a student in the public school system shaped her life's work and mission as an educator and advocate for students and bilingual education. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

Voting in the United States can often be an inaccessible process preventing eligible voters, particularly in marginalized communities, from casting their ballot. This is especially true for Hispanic Latinos. Many of them are new to the electoral process, either because they just came of age or in the case of foreign-born members of the group – they just became naturalized citizens. Giana Aguilar-Valencia, a journalism student at DePaul University, and also an Hortencia Zavala Foundation fellow in the Journalism Camp: Covering Race, ethnicity, and culture - hosted a special edition of the Latino News Network podcast, "3 Questions With..." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support

“Much of [misinformation and disinformation] has been targeting the Spanish language population in the United States, and they’re especially vulnerable because platforms haven’t been as good in dealing with [misinformation from] non-English speakers on the platforms," said John Marion. Among the insights Marion shared were on national efforts to address voting misinformation and disinformation, which continues to disproportionately reach Hispanic and Latino communities online. This leads to confusion and frustration among potential Hispanic-Latino voters, possibly turning them away from casting their ballot. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lnn1/support