Our 2019 Awardees

Aletta Brady

Our Climate Voices

Minnesota

Through powerful first-person stories, Our Climate Voices humanizes the climate disaster and spurs concrete action to combat climate harm.

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Viridiana Carrizales &Vanessa Luna

ImmSchools

Texas and New York

ImmSchools seeks to transform America’s schools into safe and welcoming places for undocumented students and their families.

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Rolf Halden

One Water One Health

Arizona

One Water One Health is harnessing wastewater treatment plants across America to pinpoint harmful chemicals and help restore community health.

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Ebele Ifedigbo

The Hood Incubator

California

The Hood Incubator leverages the legal cannabis industry to advance racial equity and build economic power for Black communities.

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Taneeza Islam

South Dakota Voices for Peace

South Dakota

South Dakota Voices for Peace fights bigotry and hate against Muslims, immigrants, and refugees in rural places.

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Dominique Morgan

Black and Pink’s REAP Reentry Program

Nebraska

The REAP program provides reentry support for system-impacted LGBTQ+ people, rebuilding their power and centering their capabilities on the path forward.

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Kelly Orians &Ben Smith

The First 72+

Louisiana

The First 72+ helps stop recidivism through hand-in-hand housing, small-business incubation, and other services grounded in healing and hope.

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Michele Pistone

VIISTA

Pennsylvania

VIISTA seeks to revolutionize immigration law by creating a nationwide pipeline of legal advocates to advance immigrant justice.

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Nicholas A. Redding

The Campaign for Historic Trades

Maryland

An apprenticeship program for preservation tradespeople helps fill urgently needed jobs while building equity in the heritage movement.

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Michelle Shively &Paul Patton

True Pigments

Ohio

True Pigments transforms acid mine drainage into high-quality pigments, restoring polluted streams and growing green jobs in rural Appalachia.

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