Ann founded The Amanda Network after her daughter, Amanda at 16 years old, tried to take her life in a bathroom at her High School in 2008 due to the bullying, sexual and cyber bullying she received the month before her suicide attempt. Ann now works tirelessly on getting the message out about bullying and that all of us need to take a stand against this form of violence against our teens and children.
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Stephanie founded Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc. (PSM) to serve and empower women and girls to tap into their talents and passions to live their best lives ever. PSM is a national advocacy & empowerment movement designed to educate, engage, energize, equip and enhance the quality of life for single mothers and their children.
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Gina created from the ground up Nourishing NYC/USA - a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) community food program - that strives to achieve “nutrition for all” in New York City and throughout the USA. At Nourishing NYC, we strive to achieve the mission of ”Nutrition for All“ through a three-pronged approach of feed, educate and advocate.
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Barbara founded Steps & Stages to connect transitioning women veterans and their families with necessary services and support. Steps & Stages offers short and long term housing for homeless women and their children, intensive case management, help with VA claims, emergency food assistance, hot showers and a basement clothing boutique.
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GenerateHope provides a comprehensive and uniquely designed long-term recovery program for young women who have been trafficked, prostituted, or otherwise sexually exploited. The GenerateHope program provides dedicated housing and recovery, including continued education, job training, life-skills training, individual and group therapy, recreational activities and other support services.
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Pilar Pinel founded an organization called Embracing Latina Leadership Alliances (ELLAS). ELLAS is dedicated to the educational, professional and political advancement of underserved Latina youth.
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At the age of 21, Shanta created New Image when her family moved their church into an impoverished neighborhood. She noticed the high number of children running the streets and created New Image Youth Center to help by offering educational opportunities, life skill lessons and a safe haven for underprivileged youth.
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Sheila knew personally how difficult and taxing being a sole caregiver could be so she came up with Share The Care concept to help others be involved in caregiving. The Share the Care Model seeks to improve the "quality of life" of persons who are seriously ill, disabled, or experiencing the challenges of aging, and to reduce stress, depression, isolation and economic hardship often suffered by their family caregivers.
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Cora has fostered over 200 children in the last 30 years. Knowing personally what these children were missing, she founded Foster Care Children and Family Fund to bridge the gap between government agencies and businesses to provide services and gifts to foster children.
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Gretchen, inspired by her son Liam's battle with cancer, cofounded Cookies for Kid’s Cancer, which is an organization at the heart of a movement to fund new less toxic cancer therapies developed specifically for children. Her non profit is committed to raising funds to support research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer, the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 18.
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