SECOND CHANCE STUDIOS is a nonprofit digital media company that trains, mentors, and employs people who were formerly incarcerated in order to prepare them for one of the fastest-growing industries in the digital era – new media (audio and video production, social media, and podcasting). The nonprofit’s Media Fellowship program merges the search for employment by returning citizens with the industry growth and employment opportunities in the digital media space. Program participants, as well as the nonprofit’s founder and CEO, recently spoke to CBS TV NEW YORK.
THE STAY BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION delivers happiness to women with cancer around the globe by giving them an unboxing experience filled with natural beauty products and motivation to feel their beautiful selves during treatments and beyond. Aimed at fostering positive self-esteem, reducing depression, and increasing quality of life, the boxes include natural beauty products and educational materials on the importance of self-care. NBC5 CHICAGO TV recently sat down with Ashleigh Cortes, the founder of The Stay Beautiful Foundation, to discuss her nonprofit and its impact.
The DETROIT FREE PRESS recently featured BRILLIANT DETROIT and the Detroit Pistons, as the two organizations teamed up to turn a vacant home into a community hub. Brilliant Detroit creates success for kids and families by building neighborhood hubs that provide a safe space for coordinated programs that address education, health, family support, and community building. By transforming abandoned houses into these neighborhood hubs designed with, for, and by neighbors, Brilliant Detroit’s community hubs provide unique offerings tailored to the community, such as tutoring sessions, exercise and nutrition classes, financial literacy programs, parent leadership and support groups, community gardens, etc.