latino community

Community volunteers stand outside Jordan High School in Durham on November 19, 2025. The volunteers are there to help welcome students and to provide lookout for immigration agents.

As attendance drops across Triangle schools, volunteers show up for Latino students

Celeste Gracia

For the rest of this week, volunteers will welcome students at school and act as lookouts should immigration agents show up. Many parents are keeping their children home out of precaution.

Race

Latino communities fall behind on COVID-19 booster vaccinations

Eileen Rodriguez

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Latino community spiked from about 3,000 cases in mid-December to over 21,000 in early January. Although the community…

Health & Safety

Community Health Program Expands In NC, Aims To Target More Latinos

Eileen Rodriguez

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced it will be expanding its community health program created to provide local…