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Disparities and inequities in the health care system have a staggering impact that ought to be addressed by policy makers.

$711,000 awarded to 15 non-profits to increase access to immigration legal services BOSTON - Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) today announced that the City is awarding $711,000 in grants to 15 nonprofits to expand access to immigration services. The grants range from $5,000 to […]

$711,000 awarded to 15 nonprofits to increase access to immigration legal services. Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA)

$711,000 awarded to 15 nonprofits to increase access to immigration legal services Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA)

At least a dozen people, mainly low-income women, are being discriminated against by a community hospital, according to an immigrant advocacy group, which adds...

The Council adopted a resolution calling for non-discriminatory and quality healthcare for immigrants and communities of color. Racial and ethnic disparities in

ALC Showdown gathered a record-breaking crowd and all 17 dance teams for the biggest dance competition of the year.

Alarmed that the disappearances of Latinas from the same immigrant neighborhood too often fall below the public’s radar, community advocates are calling for more awareness among public safety authorities and pressuring city officials to act with greater urgency when young women of color go missing.

Organizations representing bereft families say it's not enough.

Biden said Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally would be expelled. Instead, up to 30,000 people from these countries and Venezuela can enter the U.S. legally each month. But Geralde Gabeau, who runs the Immigrant Family Services Institute, said, "when people are fleeing gangs, they don't have the time to go and apply.”