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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. 

Two photos, side by side, with one showing a person's head in profile in blue and the other showing a black and white image of a crowd. The dangerous power of 'collective illusions'

Why we must push ourselves beyond the cultural norms that hold us back.

Two photos -- one of former gang leader Antong Lucky, the other of Dallas police chief Eddie Garcia -- pictured side by side. An ex-gang leader and a police chief joined forces. Here’s why.

This astonishing partnership between a cop and an ex-Bloods gang leader is making the Dallas community safer.

A woman in a green top sitting with three young girls on a set of concrete steps. Forget what you know about foster care. Meet CarePortal.

This innovative app connects families in crisis to real-time support in their community.

A group of young people posing for a photo Why this unique restaurant only hires justice-involved youth

Café Momentum’s transformative approach, centered on hiring justice-involved youth, empowers at-risk teenagers to find success.

Three Juma workers wearing Juma hats and shirts. 5 million Zoomers aren't working or in school. This org is hiring them.

Juma is vending corn dogs and confidence for Zoomers with high barriers to employment.

Government coerces parents and children into searches. One legal group is fed up. Family rights are violated in the name of child safety. A solution?

In New York, authorities show up at the doors of scared parents, coerce them into searches, often without a warrant. 

Woman looking at papers The thing we crave – but rarely give

Why trust can change more lives than anything else.

Two people working together in the kitchen of a restaurant. 3 organizations fighting, and beating, poverty with more than money

Money and supplies are necessary, but helping people escape poverty forever takes something more.

An NHL hockey game Why this Las Vegas executive is creating sober options for everyone

Bill Cheek wants more sober-supportive spaces. Even partakers are poised to benefit.

Cafe Momentum founder Chad Houser teachers interns how to cook. How this 5-star restaurant serves great food and changes lives

Café Momentum’s mission has always been about more than serving meals. It’s just getting started.

People sitting around a table collaborating with one another. Why $22 trillion still hasn’t solved poverty in America

This is how the social sector can transform lives.

A person who is homeless sleeping on a sidewalk This often-overlooked factor could help some overcome homelessness

More than 900 people experiencing homelessness are reunited with their families. This is the reason.

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