This past week, President Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday after the legislation passed with strong bipartisan support in the House and Senate. Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, is a holiday that commemorates the moment in history when news of the emancipation of slaves reached the furthest corners of the deep south.…
Read the original article here. Urban communities in the United States have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even beyond the thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of cases, nearly every urban dweller has felt the adverse effects of this crisis, whether it’s job loss, social isolation or economic uncertainty. We spoke…
Today, on this special edition of Giving Tuesday, CURA Strategies is proud to support the Urban Health Media Project with a $500 donation to promote underrepresented students in voicing the health care problems directly affecting their communities. The Urban Health Media Project (UHMP) teaches high school students in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore to report on…
The CURA team donned reindeer antlers, layered up, and walked/ran in the Arthritis Foundation’s 2019 Jingle Bell Run in DC on December 7 to help advance arthritis research and find a cure for the debilitating disease. The CURA Cares team included Jingle Bell Run committee member and team captain Kellsie Brannen, Erin Buckley, Jim Buckley,…
The CURA team enjoyed a great evening at the Arthritis Foundation’s 2019 Commitment to a Cure Gala on October 3, 2019, while making a positive impact on those living with arthritis. The event included a silent auction, a reception hosted by NBC4 anchor, Leon Harris, and a live auction to raise money and make a…
The CURA team layered up and walked in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness at the NAMIWalks Iowa event on September 28, 2019. The CURA team, including Anne Woodbury, Casey Dillon, Sarah Sonies, Alex Dinkel and Erin Buckley, raised $475 to help NAMI meet their goal of $124,500. NAMIWalks is one of the…
