12 May 2020
Building our Virtual Intern Network
On May 6, the MANO Project hosted their second virtual Cafecito. A Cafecito is MANO’s way of bridging our intern community. This is an opportunity for MANO staff and interns to get to know each…
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10 May 2020
Making the Best of a Bad Situation
Picture this: you finally get the chance to work in our nation’s capital. Things are going great, you’re finally getting acclimated, and a little over a month in a deadly virus forces you to go…
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07 May 2020
First Month as an NPS RTCA and HAF Fellow in the New Mexico Office
Throughout my life I have had the opportunity to live in different cities. What I have learned from moving is the ability to learn different techniques and skills that have made the process less tedious. Moving…
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30 April 2020
Esposa, Madre, HIja, CEO, COVID-19
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…
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30 April 2020
Pastora Ruano: The COVID-19 Impact and Lessons Learned
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…
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28 April 2020
When all of humanity is facing a pandemic, why should we care about conservation?
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…
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