Trained volunteers who advocate for victims of child abuse, neglect and severe domestic conflict have a big order to fill, and it didn’t end with the onset of a global pandemic. Tasked with providing an independent voice in court for children through Court Appointed Special Advocate nonprofit organizations in the […]
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Court-appointed volunteer advocates help keep kids in crisis safe, secure during pandemic | Woodmen Edition
Trained volunteers who advocate for victims of child abuse, neglect and severe domestic conflict have a big order to fill, and it didn’t end with the onset of a global pandemic. Tasked with providing an independent voice in court for children through Court Appointed Special Advocate nonprofit organizations in the […]
Advocates call for improved COVID-19 vaccination process in Black, Hispanic communities
As the COVID-19 vaccine continues to make its way around Texas, advocates are concerned for communities of color. Data from the Texas Department of State Health Services has shown that the virus is deadlier for people of color, with more than half of the deaths in Texas occurring among the […]
Court-appointed volunteer advocates help keep kids in crisis safe, secure during pandemic | Pikes Peak Courier
Trained volunteers who advocate for victims of child abuse, neglect and severe domestic conflict have a big order to fill, and it didn’t end with the onset of a global pandemic. Tasked with providing an independent voice in court for children through Court Appointed Special Advocate nonprofit organizations in the […]
Court-appointed volunteer advocates help keep kids in crisis safe, secure during pandemic | Cheyenne Edition
Trained volunteers who advocate for victims of child abuse, neglect and severe domestic conflict have a big order to fill, and it didn’t end with the onset of a global pandemic. Tasked with providing an independent voice in court for children through Court Appointed Special Advocate nonprofit organizations in the […]
How doctors and nurses could become coronavirus vaccine advocates
Large health systems, medical societies and the federal government are launching an effort to persuade front-line health care providers to take novel vaccines that were developed, and are likely to be granted emergency approval, in record time. In Boston, major teaching hospitals are rolling out educational videos aimed at assuring […]
Disability Advocates Express Joy After Biden Name-Checks Them With Important Word
On Saturday night and through Sunday morning, President-elect Joe Biden was praised by members and advocates of the disabled community who celebrated the reference to “disability” in his victory speech. “We must make the promise of the country real for everybody — no matter their race, their ethnicity, their faith, their […]
Veriheal Advocates Diversity, Education And Innovation For Cannabis Tech
The medical marijuana business has boomed in recent years. While the powerful plant has been applied for centuries, these days, it’s available in multiple methods of intake — from oils and tinctures, to inhalants, to pills and other edible forms. Alongside the progress of medical cannabis, cannatech platforms have emerged — platforms […]
CA advocates help overcome social barriers to good health
Stroke survivor Kenneth Lee struggled to get his diabetes under control while living out of a van for more than 10 years. Then something experimental happened: A community health advocate came on board at his doctor’s practice in Galt. Within a few months, Lee said, he had a security deposit, […]
Early end to census is ‘cruel’ to Latinos, advocates say
Flor Barrio has told her sons to never take her to the local hospital in Elmhurst, Queens. Just the thought of the long lines at the hospital, which is part of the nation’s largest public health care system, discourages her from going there. “In March, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we […]
COVID-19 pandemic reversed decades of employment gains for disabled, but advocates see glimmers of hope
Dr. Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, or “Dr. O” for short, is a former All-American college athlete and Stanford University track team captain. He now works as a physician and medical school professor with a handful of degrees and titles under his belt. Still, Okanlami says he is aware that some just see […]
Advocates encourage people with learning disabilities to make plan to vote
Advocates are encouraging people with learning disabilities to make a plan to vote before or on Election Day. Advocates are encouraging people with learning disabilities to make a plan to vote before or on Election Day. People with learning disabilities face stigma, low expectations and lack of understanding, but advocates […]
NC not doing enough to protect immigrant farmworkers from coronavirus, advocates say
Reported coronavirus cases are rising among seasonal farmworkers living in migrant worker housing, a group setting like nursing homes that the state is watching. On Tuesday, 128 new COVID-19 cases across four farms were reported through June, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. That was more […]