AIDS group awards $188,000
Programs targeting Hispanic community among 10 recipients
FORT WORTH - Two programs targeting AIDS in the Hispanic community are among 10 projects that will share $188,000 from the Tarrant County Community AIDS Partnership this year.The partnership, part of the Community Foundation of Metropolitan Tarrant County, raises money from foundations, businesses and individuals, and receives some matching funds from a similar national organization. Officials announced the recipients of the money Wednesday. Over the Hill, recognized in Fort Worth for its...
Poll illuminates Hispanic community's obstacles
The top three problems Pinellas County's Hispanic community wants solved are discrimination, immigration snags and difficulty crossing the language barrier. Other concerns include domestic violence and access to health care services.Those are the results of a recently completed survey of 409 Hispanics in Pinellas County. The study, which sought to analyze the needs of the county's growing Hispanic community, was conducted during the past year by...
Hispanic Community: Hispanic Expo aims at better business relations
1,000 attend culture showcase; easing language barrier cited
Achieving better business relations between non-Hispanics and Oklahoma City's Hispanic community was the focus Friday of an exposition at the Cox Convention Center. More than 1,000 people attended Viva Hispanic Expo, a showcase of business and culture sponsored by the Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.Nearly all of the 84 exhibitors agreed that to serve the Hispanic community effectively, the language barrier between English and Spanish must be eliminated....
Hispanic community members seek help from City Council
Durham's expanding Hispanic community lived below the radar of many Durham residents for several years. But in recent months, Durham's Hispanics have caught the public eye in a way no one intended: as victims of crime.A recent crime wave against members of the Hispanic community has brought to public officials' and the police department's attention the problems the language and cultural barriers can cause.Monday night, about 40 members...
Fronteras de la Noticia paper to make local debut,
Free publication targets the Hispanic community.
A free weekly newspaper focused on the Hispanic community will make its debut in Allen County on Dec. 8.Fronteras de la Noticia, which will be distributed by Fort Wayne Newspapers, is a tabloid primarily written in Spanish and will feature news about Mexico and Central America, in addition to local content. Fronteras, which in English means "borders" or "frontiers," is a national publication of Universal Press Syndicate, which provides local...