Advocacy Letters

Hispanic Federation joined Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and Trust for America's Health in urging Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in urging for public reporting disaggregated demographic data on individuals with COVID-19 in order to equitably respond to this crisis.
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Hispanic Federation joined the Youth Development Institute of Puerto Rico and numerous organizations in urging Congress for the next COVID-19 legislative relief include language granting Puerto Rico access to the resources for a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) options. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ​(Families First) did not provide Puerto Rico with access to the resources provided to the States and other territories to implement the P-EBT option.
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Hispanic Federation joined CLASP and United We DREAM and almost 270 organizations in demanding Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to revise the exceptions to allow higher education institutions to use the emergency funds to provide aid to ALL students according to need and regardless of immigration status.
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Requests include access to healthcare, safe working conditions, safe child care for workers and families, food security, safe housing, unemployment insurance, direct assistance disaster fund, language equity and access, and protection from immigration raids.
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Hispanic Federation proudly joined Families USA and over 400 organizations in urging Congres to prioritize families' health in the next COVID-19 relief package. Congress has to ensure all families across the country have the ability to seek the care they need to stay healthy during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hispanic Federation joins over 550 organizations demanding Congress stop leaving out millions of our community members from the response to Covid-19 and to act now to ensure that everyone has access to the health care, nutrition, and income support they need.
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Hispanic Federation proudly joins Whitman-Walker Health, the National LGBT Cancer Network, GLMA, SAGE, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, New York Transgender Advocacy Group, and more 170 other organizations in issuing a second open letter to public health officials, healthcare institutions and government leaders on the impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ communities. LGBTQ patients must be protected from discrimination and sexual orientation and gender identity need to be included in data collection.
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Family Equity is joined by Hispanic Federation and 183 other organizations in a letter to Congress urging for all-inclusive language to be included in the upcoming COVID-19 response legislation. It is important to ensure that discrimination is prohibited in all federally funded COVID-19 benefits and services.
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