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Grace Berbig was only 10 years old when her mother passed away after a three-year fight with leukemia. Grace promised herself she would do something meaningful to honor her mother’s memory — and Letters of Love was born. Grace’s efforts have helped send over 60,000 cards filled with love to children around the world who are battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

Hoops 4 Hope is a nonprofit organization that provides a basketball league for men experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia. Over time, multiple shelters across the city got involved and every game day brings so much excitement. The love of the sport brings everyone together, but the most powerful part of Hoops 4 Hope is the community that has formed as a result.

For the past 7 years, Alex Branson has been entertaining and educating children in Brooklyn, New York through her dynamic music classes called, “Lavender Blues”. She pours her whole heart and soul into each class, and works  to create a warm, inclusive atmosphere where children along with their parents and caregivers can enjoy a loving experience with each other, and build community with other families.

Evan Feinberg is the executive director of the Stand Together Foundation, an organization that aims to break the cycle of poverty in America by building a movement of bottom up human empowerment, which includes building community among nonprofit organizations across the country that are doing work in these spaces. When the COVID-19 crisis hit, there was more need than ever, so Stand Together jumped into action to help.

For over 25 years, Mohamed Bzeek has been exclusively taking in foster children who are sick or terminally ill. Mohamed’s inspiration comes from his late wife, Dawn, a former foster mother and advocate for better foster care, who passed away in 2014. Today, Mohamed honors Dawn’s legacy by dedicating his every waking moment to providing a loving home for these children.