Three McGowan grantees discuss their work addressing food insecurity in their respective communities. The statistics for food insecurity in the U.S. are dire. According to the Food Research & Action Center, about one in seven households experiences lack of access...
The Center for Teen Empowerment recognizes that before its participants can grow, their most basic needs, like hunger, must be met. “I have this little thing with our director, Shanterra Mitchum,” jokes Sahiyra Dillard, associate program coordinator and former youth...
Luzerne, Pennsylvania Dress for Success Not long ago, Linda Armstrong-Loop, Founder and CEO of the Luzerne County branch of Dress for Success, received a letter from an inmate at a women’s correctional facility she’d provided library books to through a program...
Denver, Colorado Bright Future Foundation/Bright House Most domestic violence shelters across the U.S. are in undisclosed locations to protect the families escaping abusive situations staying there. Unfortunately, especially in small rural communities, it can be a...
Foodlink fills its community with more than food. Foodlink is proud to call itself one of the oldest food banks in the country, but it’s the organization’s forward thinking that sets it apart from similar nonprofits. “Rather than just handing out food, which we do as...
Sahar Jamal, founder and CEO of Maziwa and McGowan Fellow Class of 2019, recently followed up with the Fund after her moving speech at the 2023 McGowan Symposium on Business Leadership & Ethics. She discussed how listening to her community’s needs helped create a...
