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Up until last year, 22-year-old Yenimar Cortez spent her whole life growing up without health insurance.
“In high school, I started realizing my mom, when she was struggling to pay to take us to checkups,” she said. “We would go to free clinics when we were younger as well. We had to wake up really early and make sure we got in line, because if they had no spaces, you couldn’t go.”
Although still undocumented, Cortez, who lives in New Haven, was able to get insurance through her job as an organizer with Connecticut Students for a Dream, an immigration resource and advocacy organization.
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Art in Action: Young Artists’ Vision of 2020
The Mandell Jewish Community Center, in collaboration with the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, will showcase “Art in Action: Young Artists’ Vision of 2020,” a collection of creative work that captured the thoughts and emotions of teens from across the Greater Hartford region during the Covid-19 crisis. During the fall of 2020, more than three dozen Greater Hartford artists, ages 13-19, submitted to the Hartford Foundation a variety of creative projects which reflected their energy and emotions during the pandemic. The artwork – in an array of art forms, i
Influx of millions in federal funds to Meriden spurs debate over priorities- MERIDEN The city is set to receive $24.8 million in federal recovery funds and an additional $11 million in state funds to help it rebuild and continue protection efforts against the pandemic.The American Rescue Plan aims to deliver $350 billion for.
Pride Center, Arts & Ideas Fest Hold Racial Justice Day Of Action - New Haven, CT - The June 13 Day of Action includes workshops on LGTBQ+ racial equity and features activist Blair Imani and singer/activist Salwa Abdussabur.