Yessenia Funes

Dec 7, 2024 | truthout.org | Yessenia Funes

A federal law is helping an Atlanta church build an emergency shelter. Other communities may not get the same chance. By Yessenia Funes , YaleClimateConnections Published December 7, 2024 People gather before the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Vicars Community Center in Atlanta, Georgia, in July 2024. Tiffany Ade.

Dec 5, 2024 | possibilities.news | Yessenia Funes

This edition includes original reporting and is exclusive to paid subscribers. Update your subscription here for as little as $3 a month. And thank you to all who support this work. You make writing this every Wednesday worth it. LISTENING: to my 2024 Spotify wrappedFEELING: grateful for a new yearSEEING: my inbox pop off with endless deals 😵‍💫Last week, I sat at my Thanksgiving Day table with the fam, enjoying my wine, when my aunt brought up some news about El Salvador.

Nov 26, 2024 | yaleclimateconnections.org | Yessenia Funes

In Atlanta’s Cascade neighborhood, a Black church has operated a community center next door for decades. The recently renovated space is simple inside — white walls and gray carpet — but that’s where the magic happens. There, the congregation runs a weekly food pantry where they feed up to 400 predominantly Black families a week.

Nov 26, 2024 | atmos.earth | Yessenia Funes

11.27.2024 As Indigenous activist-turned-actor Dallas Goldtooth stares down a second Trump presidency, he’s not letting politics dim his joy or resistance.

Nov 24, 2024 | atmos.earth | Yessenia Funes

As world leaders gather to finalize the first Global Plastics Treaty, communities living on the frontline of the plastics crisis make clear why it is so crucial. Amal Bhunia learned to fish with his grandfather in the Rupnarayan River when he was just 10 years old. Now 52, he still lives in the northeastern state of West Bengal, India, where he grew up.