Affiliate Digest –December 15, 2020

Dear UnidosUS Affiliates,

The Affiliate Digest is here with the latest webinars, resources, and publications from UnidosUS to support Affiliate organizations.

Have good news or openings on your team to share with the network? Let us know!

Best,

Affiliate Engagement Team 

In this week’s issue

·TOMORROW (Spanish) Conversemos Con UnidosUS: Por Qué Ser Parte De Ensayos Clínicos es Importante Para Latinos

·POLITICO & UnidosUS Event: Closing the Gap: Latinos, Health Care and COVID-19

·Funding Opportunity: Comprando Rico y Sano program, Deadline January 11, 2021

·Join the UnidosUS Financial Empowerment Network

·Early Childhood Education Amid COVID-19: Rebuilding Better for Black Latinx Children

·New Partnership: UnidosUS and the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network

·#COVIDHelpforHome Campaign: We Need Your Help to Spread the Word

·COVID-19 Resources: Bilingual information and toolkits for Affiliates

·Check out our Affiliate spotlights for this week!

UnidosUS Events

TOMORROW (Spanish)- Conversemos Con UnidosUS: Por Qué Ser Parte De Ensayos Clínicos es Importante Para Latinos

COVID-19 has devastated Latino communities and brought hardships to people across the country. While the vaccine opens a doorway to relieving many of the burdens of COVID-19, it is vital that Latinos participate in clinical trials for vaccines which will bring an end to the pandemic. Join us for the Spanish language webinar “Conversemos con UnidosUS: Por qué ser parte de ensayos clínicos es importante para latinos” to learn more about how Latinos participating in vaccine trials will benefit our communities.

Date:December 16 at 2:30 pm EST

Registration link:https://bit.ly/LatinosEnEnsayosClínicos

Closing the Gap: Latinos, Health Care and COVID-19

Politico and UnidosUS are hosting a virtual conversation to discuss the new administration’s job to combat the spread of COVID-19 while considering the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on communities of color, particularly the Latino community.

Date: Thursday, Dec. 17 at 10:00 AM ET

Panelists:

·Congressman Raul Ruiz MD

·Samantha Artiga, Kaiser Family Foundation

·Ricardo Fernandez, MD, La Clinica del Pueblo

·Maria Portela, MD, MPH Chief of Family Medicine

·Moderator: Renuka Rayasam, Texas Correspondent for POLITICO

Register here: Closing the Gap: Latinos, Health Care and COVID-19

On Demand: UnidosUS Affiliate Events and Webinars

Visit the Affiliate Portal for recordings of webinars from:

• Affiliate only webinars: Best practices delivering services by phone, building a virtual presence, Maintaining connection, trust, accountability, and service virtually.
• Affiliate Technology Series: Serving clients remotely, low cost hardware and software, & more!
• Fall Affiliate Convenings: Affiliate lead conversations about topics relevant to now + UnidosUS leadership provides updates.

UnidosUS Programs

Funding Opportunity:  Comprando Rico y Sano program, Deadline January 11, 2021

UnidosUS, with funding support from the Walmart Foundation, will award up to five organizations interested in implementing its Comprando Rico y Sano(Buying Healthy and Flavorful Foods)program—led by promotores de salud (community health workers) that seeks to reduce hunger and food insecurity through nutrition education and enrollment assistance in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).New subgrantees will join a shared network of existing community-based organizations and/or community health centers that have implemented the program over the past several years. For RFP and application packet click here. Proposal is due January 11, 2021at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

An informational webinar will be held on Friday, December 18, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EST.to review this RFP, application process and answer any questions you may have. If you wish to attend, please click here to register.

InterestedinJoining the UnidosUS Financial Empowerment Network? Please Complete this Survey

The Financial Empowerment Network is a financial capability program that connects families and individuals to expert financial coaching. Affiliate clients receive one-on-one coaching through telephone or virtual meetings, available in English or Spanish. The Financial Empowerment Network also provides capacity building and training to Affiliates, to increase the confidence and knowledge of frontline staff on financial capability topics and to facilitate the referral of clients to the financial coach.

A new program cycle of the Financial Empowerment Network will begin January 2021 and continue through December 2021.Please complete this survey to express your interest in joining our Financial Empowerment Network  and someone from the UnidosUS team will reach out to you.

Affiliate Opportunities & Resources

Early Childhood Education Amid COVID-19: Rebuilding Better for Black Latinx Children

The early childhood education (ECE) workforce has been in and at the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. UnidosUS and the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), have developed a joint policy document in support of Black and Latina ECE educators, containing recommendations based on qualitative research efforts.

The recommendations address three key issues: 1) ensuring equal access to resources and funding; 2) prioritizing the development and implementation of culturally and linguistically responsive policies, practices, and classroom environments; and 3) increasing the compensation and professional development opportunities for advancement of the ECE workforce.  Read the report here.

Consumer Alert: Joining Forces to Stop Income Scams

We would like to share information on the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide crackdown on income scams. The Consumer Alert, available in English and Spanish, states that the cases announced by the FTC and its law enforcement partners show that people in every community need to be on the alert for income scams. For example, Moda Latina, a work-from-home scam targeted Latinas through Spanish language TV ads. In another case, an alleged investment scam affected older adults, retirees, and immigrants. And in yet another case, we saw service members, veterans, students, and college-age adults targeted with a business coaching scam. You may read the FTC press release here: As Scammers Leverage Pandemic Fears, FTC and Law Enforcement Partners Crack Down on Deceptive Income Schemes Nationwide(in Spanish).

The announcement includes new educational materials to help consumers spot and avoid scams including:

• Videos How to Avoid Income Scams(in Spanish)
• Infographics Spot an income scam(in Spanish) +4 things to do before you accept a business offer (in Spanish)
• Fotonovelas on income scams(in Spanish)
• Consumer Articles: List of Operation Income Illusion Law Enforcement Actions, a blog post “Who’s Affected by Income Scams and a Data Spotlight on Income Scams

Report Hate Crimes: Communities Against Hate

If you or a member of your community has been a victim or witnessed an incident of hate or intimidation, please call1-844-9-NO-HATEorReport it here.

This Week’s Congressional & Legislative Outlook:December 15, 2020

Read the Congressional and Legislative Outlook put together by the UnidosUS Policy Team with all you need to know and watch for this week.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

New Partnership: UnidosUS and the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network

UnidosUS has partnered with the Morehouse School of Medicine National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN)to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minority communities, rural communities, and others that are disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

NCRN is engaging organizations like our Affiliates—who are on the ground in communities every day, who hear the concerns of communities first-hand, and who monitor the evolving landscape of COVID-19 in states, territories, and tribes to understand where there is the greatest need. To subscribe to the network, please click here or follow them on Twitter@MSMEDU and@COVID_19Network.

Have you had your Cheerio's today? Your Purchase Supports the Esperanza Hope Fund

When you purchase a "Family Size" Honey Nut Cheerios, Lucky Charms, or Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros at Walmart, General Mills will make a $1 donation to the UnidosUS Esperanza/Hope Fund!

To ensure the donation happens, simply submit your receipt on familyfeedsfamily.com before 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 20, 2020. Also please share the promotion with your family, friends, and on your social media.

#COVIDHelpforHome Campaign: We Need Your Help to Spread the Word

UnidosUS joined the COVID Help For Campaign  to ensure homeowners in our community struggling with mortgage payments understand that help is available and how to get it. We also want to ensure homeowners who are in  a payment relief program  understand their options when this relief ends. We need your help to spread the word in your neighborhood and community: To start, log in to Home (covidhelpforhome.org) , and download a toolkit of messages, resources, and information. For more information about housing assistance, please visit: Mortgage and housing assistance | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (consumerfinance.gov)

COVID-19 Resources: Bilingual information and toolkits for Affiliates

New Bilingual Social Media Shareables on COVID-19 and the Upcoming Holidays:

UnidosUS has developed a series of bilingual graphics on how to celebrate safely this holiday season. Holiday gatherings with family and friends from different households can increase the risk of getting or spreading COVID-19 or the flu in our community. Please help us share these graphics on your social media platforms to keep our community informed on how stay safe this holiday season:http://bit.ly/2IP1AoR

UnidosUS Bilingual Information on the COVID-19 Vaccine & Clinical Trials Participation

We have new information in our webpage about the COVID-19 vaccine and the importance of our participation in vaccine clinical trials. For information in English, please click here:https://bit.ly/3pUlwYd.For information in Spanish, visit:https://bit.ly/3kY7fGe.

UnidosUS COVID-19 Bilingual Digital Toolkit

UnidosUS has created a COVID-19 Bilingual Digital Toolkit with graphics and a list of simple and general messages to keep our community informed. Sharing reliable and accurate public health and COVID-19 information is important and we are counting on you to help us amplify this messaging. Please share these actionable messages using your social media channels. To access the UnidosUS COVID-19 Bilingual Digital Toolkit, click here:https://bit.ly/34sGi8s.