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Advocates: ‘Clean Slate’ bill opens doors for those with criminal records By Kelan Lyons, CTMirror.org © Provided by Connecticut Post If the ‘Clean Slate’ bill is passed, Carrie Perez’s drug use records will be automatically expunged. “Freedom,” she said. “I’m free from addiction right now… I don’t wake up in the morning and think about drugs today. I’m thinking about school and work, but I can’t get a student loan.” Carrie Perez didn’t realize she was homeless until someone asked her where she got her mail sent. She’d run away from her Bridge...

Kaiser Permanente Commits $1 Million to Promote Racial Equity in Southern California By Sentinel News Service that prevent communities of color from achieving good health Kaiser Permanente Commits $1 million dollars towards racial equity. (courtesy photo)   Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated, nonprofit health system, today announced it has awarded $8.15 million to support 40 nonprofit and community-based organizations across the nation, whose programs address systemic racism and its accompanying trauma on individuals and communities of color. This includes $1 million for 10...

Kaiser Permanente Commits $1 Million to Promote Racial Equity in Southern California Share this: that prevent communities of color from achieving good health  Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated, nonprofit health system, today announced it has awarded $8.15 million to support 40 nonprofit and community-based organizations across the nation, whose programs address systemic racism and its accompanying trauma on individuals and communities of color.  This includes $1 million for 10 organizations in Southern California, and is part of a $25 million commitment Kaiser Permanente...