Maria Yuan learned the meaning of democratic civic engagement by witnessing the journey of her immigrant family and how they embraced their duties as new American citizens. Her impact was to start Issuevoter.org – a non-profit civic engagement tool meant to all Americans. For another, Emma Welsh-Huggins, it was a college experience: a broad range…
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Imagine, or maybe you don’t have to, caring for a dependent with a sensory processing disorder. In the United States alone 1 in 20 people – children, teens and adults, experience some degree of difficulty filtering information from one or more of their heightened seven senses. An overload of stimuli to their sight, hearing, sense…
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What if buying a large cappuccino, could significantly change a person’s life? Sound implausible? Think again. For one woman, opening a small restaurant staffed by at-risk youth was her first step in mending a hole in the social justice system. It’s called Brewed and our story starts here. Links: www.curtscafe.org www.restorativejusticeevanston.org www.evanstonc2c.org https://www.foodforthoughtchicago.com/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/stats/ https://mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu/jjdoyle/…
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Have you ever wondered…. How a brand is born? It is an idea? Is it a philosophy? Or could it be both? 7 years ago, Bubba Albrecht started a brand in his garage with 2 close friends where he lives in Jackson Hole, WY. The company is a direct reflection of his love for the…
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