The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program will be available in the summer of 2021, if your state’s extension is approved. P-EBT helps families who lost free or reduced-price school meals because of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the states who have an approved…

President Joe Biden made some sweeping changes to many federal food assistance programs through the American Rescue Plan back in March, such as increasing SNAP benefits by 15% and increasing access to online purchasing for SNAP participants. Additionally, receiving SNAP will no longer hurt immigrants applying to become…

President Joe Biden is pushing for 70% of Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by July 4 — but so far, young Latinos are resisting. Now new efforts are under way to convince Latino youths that the vaccine is safe. To date, 63% of U.S. adults have…

Last week, a Supreme Court ruling established that immigrants cannot easily return to the country, if their previous deportation was unjust. In a unanimous decision, the magistrates ruled in favor of the government and against a Mexican immigrant who was seeking to challenge his illegal re-entry charges. In…

The conversation on student safety has reignited following cases of police brutality within the past year. Student-led organizations have pushed back on zero-tolerance policies that disproportionately affect students of color, and lead to the over-policing of schools. A growing number of school districts across the country, including school…

Students of color face a higher rate of hate crimes in schools across the country. Research has shown that factors such as harsh discipline and over-policing lead to the harmful characterization of students as criminals. Students like Elizabeth Simon, a young Latina living in southern California, witness discrimination…

Hate crimes in the United States are increasing. The most recent data shows that most of these incidents are happening in K-12 schools, according to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. This has led researchers to analyze how hate affects students of color in the U.S. public education…

While a large majority of Latinos have received or plan to receive the coronavirus vaccine, 30% say they probably or definitely won’t get vaccinated, despite the fact that the vaccine is safe. Now several Latino-centered organizations are trying to change some minds. All three U.S.-approved vaccines — Pfizer,…

Most Latinos — 70%, according to a Pew Research Center survey — now plan to get the coronavirus vaccine, or have already received it. That marks a significant turnaround from earlier this year when vaccine hesitancy posed a major challenge in combating COVID-19. While progress has been made,…

Colombian police have killed at least 26 people and injured hundreds since protesters took to the streets on April 28 in a national strike against a proposed tax hike. The reports of indiscriminate police brutality in Colombia have amassed international attention. Now, many U.S. Colombians and advocacy groups…