As the news about the coronavirus emerged, I was working from my home office as usual since I founded Hispanic Access Foundation ten years ago. I live on five acres in rural northern Virginia with…

The biggest challenges that our community has faced during COVID-19 has been unemployment, lack of resources, education, homeless families/Title 1 Schooling. Another challenge has been seeing members with an essential job still experience low income…

When all of humanity is facing a pandemic, why should we care about conservation? Because we need nature and the benefits it provides now more than ever. COVID-19 has both revealed and exacerbated deep inequities…

As a recent college graduate and an emerging professional, a health pandemic has made it really hard to be a working professional. In recent weeks, I have constantly asked myself: what does being productive look…

The Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP), created by the National Park Service (NPS) and administered in partnership between the Hispanic Access Foundation and Environment for the Americas, is designed to provide internship opportunities to young…

One of the most common ice breakers I have come across is, “please describe yourself in three words.” At the start of this fellowship, I am not sure I would have the same answer as…