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Three local non profit organizations focused on social services are hosting the event.
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Food insecurity amongst American Indians and Hispanics was one of the focus of the first Idaho Healthcare Conference organized by the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs. People of color in the state are more likely to face barriers to access.
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The organizations have been working to move people from unsafe housing situations, sometimes without heat and running water, to hotel rooms, where the families would pay a portion of the cost. But, they knew those rooms would be occupied intermittently over the course of the winter ski season.
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Nonprofits that noticed an uptick in people needing food and shelter last fall are continuing to sound the alarm, as winter temperatures and the heart of the tourism season force people into sometimes unsafe housing situations.
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As the primary food bank in the Sun Valley area, the Hunger Coalition has long had a window into the valley’s inequality.
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The Wood River Valley has a long, rich history with Peruvians. In particular, they share a love for sheepherding. So, it was no surprise to see, post pandemic, a new stream of Peruvian families to the Sun Valley region. But something is very different this year.
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Blaine County is home to a growing Hispanic and Latino population, which, historically, has not been represented in local politics.
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Blaine County’s Hunger Coalition is set to purchase a new building across the street from its Bellevue location that will triple the size of its current…
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St. Luke's is partnering with the Hunger Coalition to alleviate instances of food poverty in the Wood River Valley. Idaho Matters talks with Erin…
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Fighting food poverty in the Wood River Valley.Cleaning Boise's wastewater.Preventing elder abuse.Cancer survivors gather to raise awareness.- St. Luke's…