Liz Ragland

WHO THEY ARE Renaissance Social Services, Inc. (RSSI) is a Chicago-based nonprofit that helps at-risk members of the community find safe and secure housing and get the services they need to live with health, dignity, and stability. Funded primarily through grants and government contracts, RSSI hired Shailushi Ritchie a… Read More

WHO THEY ARE Mittens for Detroit’s purpose is to collect, purchase, and distribute new, unused mittens and gloves to children and adults in need in Detroit. Actress Erin Cummings founded the nonprofit in 2010 and it has grown steadily in the past six years. In their first year they collected 10,000 gloves and in 2015… Read More

WHO THEY ARE: Baltimore-based Wide Angle Youth Media empowers city youth to break through cultural, social, and economic divides through media arts education. With free community workshops, intensive mentoring programs, and internships that connect youth with real production clients, their mission is to foster a… Read More

WHO THEY ARE InnerCity Weightlifting (ICW) was founded in 2010 to work with youth at the highest risk for violence in Boston. By training students to become personal trainers, the program offers at-risk students more opportunities to change the trajectory of their lives. Zach Sloan is InnerCity Weightlifting’s Chief … Read More