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Cornbread Hustle Founder Cheri Garcia is Today’s Honoree

Cheri Garcia is the Founder of Cornbread Hustle, a staffing agency for second chances. Cheri is passionate about helping people with criminal backgrounds and individuals in recovery find transformation through employment or entrepreneurship. As someone who has re-invented her own … Continue reading

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Project sWish Chicago Founder McKinley Nelson is Today’s Honoree

McKinley K. Nelson is a Chicago native who attended Whitney Young Magnet High School and is currently a senior pursuing a B.A. degree in Sports Management and International Business at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. McKinley embodies the spirit of … Continue reading

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Author and Foster Care Advocate Keri Vellis is Today’s Honoree

Keri and her husband Ted became licensed as foster parents about five years ago after Ted, who is in law enforcement, had a particularly grueling night on the job. He came home from work and told Keri about a very … Continue reading

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Restore One Co- Founders Chris and Anna Smith are Today’s Honoree

The Anchor House, a licensed non-profit residential care program and facility in Greenville, North Carolina, has opened its doors and is accepting referral applications. A project of Restore One, The Anchor House is designed and built to provide lodging, nurture … Continue reading

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TRS 24/7 PR CEO Alysia Stern is Today’s Honoree

Alysia is the CEO of TRS 24/7 PR, a journalist who specializes in celebrities, a food blogger and a published children’s book author. Alysia volunteers most of her time in schools and at day care centers in low income areas,reading her books … Continue reading

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Unusual Suspect Laura Leigh Hughes is Today’s Honoree

When asked of her motivation for starting The Unusual Suspects, founder Laura Leigh Hughes often tells the story of catching a falling ash in her hand. While this may sound like a metaphor for the spark of social consciousness, for … Continue reading

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Ex Felons Advocate Bryan McKissack is Today’s Honoree

Bryan McKissack has spent the last 10 years of his life dedicated and committed to the recovery community and finding meaningful and gainful employment for ex felons. He has sponsored, mentored, and spent countless hours, tirelessly helping those who want … Continue reading

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Missionary Dentist Princessa Clendinen is Today’s Honoree

Princessa Clendinen help create the NSCC MISSIONS. This organization aims is to inspire, build and empower youths from at-risk and under-served populations to becoming present day leaders in their communities, homes and schools; to realize that they are not inadequate, … Continue reading

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Step by Step Foundation’s Liliane Stransky is Today’s Honoree

Liliane Stransky, the founder and president of the charity Step by Step Foundation.  She just hosted a benefit auction to assist with wildfire relief efforts in Colorado, raised $6,000 plus to buy backpack and children’s supplies for kids who were … Continue reading

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Jackets For Jobs CEO Allison Vaughn Is Today’s Honoree

Helping the Community one Business Suit At a Time Everyone has a favorite phrase, motto, or a refrain they like to say to use to describe their life. You can hear young people repeating the phrase used by popular rapper … Continue reading

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