A grinning soon-to-be second-grader fished through a lasagna tray, grabbing squares of cardboard etched with words. It was a game he was playing with another student who was learning English, and two high school Spanish students to practice reading and sounding out words. They were at a free, weekly tutoring program at FIESTA, a nonprofit […]
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Meet the panelists for LINK nky’s Feb. 13 Community Conversation event
For our Feb. 13 Community Conversation event, LINK nky is bringing together leaders in the community who have found a way to build community and get involved — and they want to help connect you to people and organizations in Northern Kentucky. Our Community Conversation events are free and open to the public, gathering residents, […]
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Federal funding freeze, now rescinded, causes confusion in NKY: ‘uncertainty and chaos’
Anxiety and confusion. Those are the emotions Northern Kentucky nonprofit and education leaders are feeling after President Donald Trump’s budget office announced an order Monday freezing spending on federal grants, which a federal judge then blocked until Feb. 3, only for the administration to rescind the the order Wednesday. The memo sent from Trump’s budget […]
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Meet employees where they are: NKY nonprofit leaders on hiring diverse talent
FIESTA President Theresa Cruz wants companies to actively break down barriers in pursuit of hiring employees from more diverse backgrounds. To do this, Cruz said companies must “meet employees where they’re at.” FIESTA is a Florence-based non-profit that provides food, clothing and community resources for the Hispanic community. Cruz’s role allows her to work directly […]
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Florence nonprofit fills service gaps for NKY’s Hispanic, Latino communities
FIESTA NKY was created to provide food, clothing and resource coordination for the Hispanic and Latino communities in Northern Kentucky, and has since provided clothing to over 300 people, started an on-site emergency food pantry, coordinated resources, partnered with local agencies, and held food distribution events and other community events.
