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Solutions to America’s biggest problems are emerging all around us. See the inspiring leaders behind them, and how their bottom-up approaches are transforming people’s lives.

Strong & Safe Communities

Communities are springboards to success and safety nets for those who fall on hard times — because those who are closest to a problem are often best able to solve it. 

 Image of a person's hand placed on another person's shoulder How one man’s second chance after addiction changed dozens of lives

Now in recovery, he’s teaching others how to deal with “life on life’s terms.”

 A man and two women hugging When a grocery run takes 3 hours, change isn’t just about food.

This South Dallas neighborhood is a food desert, but problems run deeper than limited food access.

 Simone Biles celebrates after winning How Simone Biles uses her influence to help children like her

The new org chapter Olympic star Simone Biles helped found is just getting started.

 A child and her foster parent lay beside one another in a field A Texas town inspired a Hollywood movie by adopting 77 kids

The film, executive produced by Letitia Wright and Joe Knittig, CarePortal CEO, shows how communities strengthen families.

 Split screen image of people during a street protest juxtaposed with the Declaration of Independence America’s founding ideals: Relics, or a roadmap?

On the anniversary of America’s founding, there is uncertainty about the future. Here’s what we can learn from the past. 

 A group of people posing for a photo in an auditorium Are social problems rooted in fixable childhood issues?

 A lack of stable childhood relationships can lead to poverty, homelessness, and other societal issues.

 Split screen image of a person with their arms crossed and a person yelling How to have difficult conversations

Why difficult conversations can actually be helpful

 A cutout image of a girl standing in a field A solution for the unspoken trauma that afflicts 1 in 5 Americans

"I didn't know anything like this existed in the world," said one participant. "Today, I am empowered."

 A child stares blankly in a low-lit room Can science beat trauma? This organization says yes.

Why the trauma of childhood sexual abuse carries into adulthood — and how to empower survivors to overcome it.

 Opal Lee on a balcony celebrating Juneteenth The self-styled 'little lady in tennis shoes' who inspired a movement

Today, Opal Lee is known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth. It's a legacy she earned in the most unusual of ways.

 Opal Lee stands outside of her home after it burned At 89 years old, she walked from Texas to Washington, D.C. Here's why.

Why does Juneteenth matter to us all?

 Son of Saints founder Bivian "Sonny" Lee III at a football game with two boys he mentors Boys need their fathers. The next best thing? A whole team of adults.

This changemaker lost his father. Now he’s standing in for other absent fathers.
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