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Today’s Front Line Hero: Seafarers International House
October 15, 2020
By Haley Leis, Intern Today’s Front Line Hero is Seafarers International House, which is providing comfort and hope to shipping crews impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Seafarers International House, based in New York City, is dedicated to helping immigrants and refugees avoid homelessness and become settled in the United States...
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Today’s Front Line Hero: Lutheran Social Services of New York
October 14, 2020
By Christopher Findlay, Senior Marketing Manager Today’s Front Line Hero is Lutheran Social Services of New York for its commitment to the growth and success of students at The New LIFE School in the New York City area. The New LIFE School, which is operated by LSS New York, opened..
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Today’s Front Line Hero: Dr. Antonio Oftelie
October 13, 2020
By Christopher Findlay, Senior Marketing Manager Today’s Front Line Hero is Dr. Antonio Oftelie, the new court-appointed monitor for overseeing the completion of Justice Department–mandated reforms at the Seattle Police Department. Dr. Oftelie is a Lutheran Services in America board member and the executive director of Leadership for a Networked..
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Today’s Front Line Hero: Inspiritus
October 12, 2020
By Caitlyn Gudmundsen, Senior Manager Program Development and Outreach Today’s Front Line Hero is Inspiritus for their work cleaning up after tornadoes in Tennessee, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspiritus’ mission is guiding individuals and families whose lives have been disrupted on a path from surviving to..
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Standing at the Intersection of Voting and Race in America
October 12, 2020
By Shane McCampbell, Pastor at New Fellowship Christian Church and a non-partisan candidate for Des Moines County Supervisor Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African Americans in the South faced extreme obstacles to voting, including bureaucratic restrictions, poll taxes, impossible literacy test questions, (like “How many bubbles are..
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