Episode Description In this 12th episode of Voices in Miami, we meet Matteo Wakeman! Matteo is one of Breakthrough Miami’s most dedicated volunteers. He focuses his advocacy on educational opportunities with his service teaching under resourced middle schoolers in the Miami area at Breakthrough. Along with many other student volunteers from Gulliver Preparatory, Matteo focuses […]
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Episode Description Sasha Boyers and Kate Perez, co-founders of the mental health awareness non-profit organization Naturally Human Miami are featured on this episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to them talk about their advocacy in the name of SDGs 4 (Quality Education) and 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) with their service project! Kate and
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Episode Description Analysse Humaran, a founder of the Agents of Change, is featured on our tenth episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to her talk about Agents of Change, a student-created and student-lead project that has fostered greener knowledge and habits across South Florida and won tens of thousands in prize earnings so far. Alongside
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Episode Description Join us in welcoming high school seniors, Alexandr Kim and John Aitken, to this ninth episode of Voices in Miami! Alex and John are co-founders of Volunteering Miami—a digital platform that connects volunteers and volunteer recruiters. John architects their website and Alex leads the organization’s operations to bring new opportunities to more students
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Episode Description Join us as we welcome Luis Moros, a sophomore at Florida International University currently pursuing two bachelor’s degrees in political science and criminal justice, to our eighth episode of Voices in Miami! Luis is a philanthropist, political activist, and serves as a policy fellow at the United Nations and research intern at the
Episode Description Cayetana Jaramillo, the creator, and writer for The Loop News, is featured on this seventh episode of Voices of Miami! Listen to her talk about The Loop News, a social media-based youth newsletter focused on engaging Generation Z in local politics and civic engagement. Cayetana publishes a weekly newsletter offering political news summaries
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Episode Description Aryana is a Miami Palmetto Senior High School student. She is a passionate organ donation advocate and is pursuing a future career in science and looking to gain experience through high school. Aryana’s journey started with learning about her father’s Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), a genetic condition that she may have one day,
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Episode Description Mikayla Ashe, the founder and head spokeswoman of Fight Like a Girl 305 is featured on our fifth episode of Voices in Miami! Listen to her talk about the event that catalyzed her drive to teach teenage girls the art of self-defense. Her program has been active for 5+ years and has reached
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Episode Description David Luis is a student at Florida International University studying Public Administration. He is the founder and former President of Students Feeding Miami, which has been a huge success on combatting food insecurity. To date, Students Feeding Miami has fed over 15,300 people in the area, and they continue to strive in order
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Episode Description Madeline Ley is a Sophomore at The George Washington University majoring in Political Science and minoring in Public Health and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. In 2017, Madeline founded Shrink the Gap to empower women to fight the gender pay gap through salary negotiation and interview workshops, and public advocacy. She is also
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