November 22, 2024 | Vol. 53, Issue 22
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Press release – $1.6 million awarded to expand offshore wind workforce training programs

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In an effort to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in the offshore wind industry, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced $1.6 million in grant funding to eight Massachusetts organizations to reduce barriers to job entry within the emerging offshore wind industry. The funding, awarded through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s Expanding Access to Opportunity in the Offshore Wind Workforce Program, will support the development of equitable, accessible offshore wind workforce training programs led by organizations located in Amherst, Boston, Fall […]

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Press release – HHS encourages states to educate immigrants about Medicaid

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Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin to states’ Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies reaffirming that the 2019 Public Charge Final Rule – “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” – is no longer in effect and states should encourage their eligible immigrant populations to access public benefits related to health and housing.  Consistent with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) currently applicable […]

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Press Release: Mass Save Announces Launch of Clean Energy Pathways Program

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The Sponsors of Mass Save®, a collaborative of Massachusetts’ natural gas and electric utilities and energy efficiency service providers,  have announced the launch of the Clean Energy Pathways Program, a new workforce development initiative aimed at boosting the energy efficiency workforce and increasing access to opportunities for individuals historically underrepresented in the industry, including women, people of color and LGBTQI+, first generation, and/or multilingual individuals.  The energy efficiency industry has increased 86% since 2010 and is the largest job creator […]

Whistle Project with Eugene Welch and Phillip Chong
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South Cove in collaboration with QARI to fight against AAPI hate

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(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as we commemorate and celebrate, there is a much more urgent and pressing issue at hand that needs addressed: the hate against AAPIs.   As the premier Asian community health center of Massachusetts, we have a role in looking out for our community members and taking a stance.  SCCHC condemns all the recent attacks and harassments against AAPIs stemmed from the pandemic and/or any other reasons or beliefs that have no […]

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Talking to your children about Asian hate

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Betty Wang, MD is a board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) (請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  Over the last year, there have been very disturbing reports and videos of hate and violence towards the Asian community.  As a Chinese American, these events have left me with a sense of increased vulnerability for myself, my family, and my community. It can be natural to want to shield our children from these incidents, but we can also use these awful acts […]

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Building a resilient and inclusive global health system together—Taiwan can help

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Dr. Shih-chung Chen Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan) (請點這裡閱讀中文版。)   The threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to global health and the economy, trade, and tourism never ceases. Pandemics can spread rapidly around the world due to international aviation and transport. As of March 2021, a novel form of pneumonia that first emerged in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019 and has since been classified as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused more than 126 million […]

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Tufts awards grants to 35 nonprofits to support local initiatives

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Tufts Community Grant program provides support for local non-profits hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic (April 15, 2021)  Thirty-five local organizations in Tufts’ four host communities in Massachusetts have been awarded $35,000 in grants from the Tufts Community Grants (TCG) program. The grants, which are funded by donations from Tufts University faculty and staff, are awarded each year to community-based charitable organizations in Boston, Grafton, Medford and Somerville. TCG is a giving option of the annual Tufts Community Appeal, an internal […]

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