By: Carlos Barrera-Gomez, Health Justice Intern, Latino Action Network Foundation During my internship with the Latino Action Network Foundation, I had the opportunity to complete a small research project for one of my classes at Kean University. As a Public Health student and someone who comes from a Latino Family, I wanted to better understand some of the barriers that Latino individuals and families face when trying to access healthcare. For this project, I reviewed academic research and...

The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General has released new Safe Communities Act model policies designed to help protect access to essential services for immigrant communities throughout the state. The model policies provide guidance for institutions that serve the public—including health care facilities, public schools, places of worship, social service offices, shelter facilities, and correctional facilities—on how to prepare for and respond to federal civil immigration enforcement...

Written by: Founding Executive Director of the Latino Action Network Foundation, Dr. Jesselly De La Cruz, LCSW, DSW During the first Trump administration, I spent countless hours sitting with families preparing for the possibility that a parent might not come home from work. In therapy sessions, we walked through emergency plans, memorized phone numbers, identified trusted adults, and talked about what children should do if a mother or father were suddenly detained. These were not...