Listen to full podcast here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-one-is-coming-to-save-us/fighting-for-change-in-a-child-care-desert-with-ca?t=0s Transcript SPEAKERS Gloria Riviera, Camille Bennett. Gloria Riviera  01:26 Good morning. I am driving home from the grocery store. Does anyone else feel like they are always at the grocery store? I’m always at the grocery store. If there is ever like God forbid a missing persons out for me, I mean head straight to the Safeway. You will probably find me there...

By: Camille Bennet Published June 21, 2022 ’m exhausted. It’s the same exhaustion I feel every year around this time. Until it’s over, my mind betrays my body into thinking that I don’t need to rest. As soon as the legislative session ends, tiredness creeps into my bones. But I’m not just tired in my body; my heart is also exhausted. My story is not unique. I am an organizer who works countless hours, day and night, to fight for my community in Alabama. The level of exhaustion I feel is one...

https://www.waff.com/2021/11/05/project-say-something-assist-people-during-open-enrollment-awarded-through-affordable-care-act-grant/ By DeAndria Turner Published: Nov. 4, 2021 at 8:52 PM CDT FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - One Shoals organization is putting boots on the ground to help minority communities get insurance during open enrollment. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a clear impact on poverty and the number of uninsured people of color, according to the CDC. Now, a racial justice organization,...