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Esmeralda Herrera: Accelerating Innovative and Diverse Changemakers in Local Communities

Esmeralda Herrera: Accelerating Innovative and Diverse Changemakers in Local Communities

Esmeralda: Communitas America serves the Bronx, in New York City, by supporting local changemakers that help build neighborhood wealth, advance local empowerment, and enable upward mobility. This creation of wealth for under-represented groups, in turn, can be reinvested in local businesses and the community in a virtuous loop that improves access to goods and services, creates jobs, revitalizes neighborhoods, and builds a more solid economic foundation.

Connie Liu: Where Students Experience the Power of Invention

Connie Liu: Where Students Experience the Power of Invention
Connie: Project Invent is a nonprofit that empowers high school students nationwide to invent technologies that make a difference. We train educators in design thinking, engineering, and entrepreneurship to lead students to identify a real problem in their community and invent a technology solution. Our mission is to empower the next generation of fearless STEM leaders and problem solvers, through invention.

Jana Paremoud: Outdoor Adventures Offer Connections to Nature and Comrades

Jana Paremoud: Outdoor Adventures Offer Connections to Nature and Comrades
Jana: People are feeling increasingly disconnected and isolated, especially as a result of the pandemic. Adventure Untamed helps people of all fitness and experience levels connect with nature and other people, and engage their sense of curiosity. A number of participants have told us that connecting with nature and engaging with others, in some cases for the first time since the pandemic began, helped their mental wellness. It helped them cope with loss and isolation. Getting back to basics by engaging with our natural surroundings, being mindful, and being curious bring joy and hope to people's lives. We have trips that span the spectrum of abilities and experiences, so someone can join as a first-time hiker or an experienced mountaineer.