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data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43da77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d43da77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=jjxmgOgSpQA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32dba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f32dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7facd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"a7facd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helping children build personal libraries and improve reading skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larry created the largest children\u2019s book bank in the United States to promote childhood literacy. BookSmiles has rescued millions of books from landfills and distributes them to schools, kids, and libraries to inspire young readers, support educators, and strengthen communities.\u200b<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"9108\" class=\"elementor elementor-9108 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11397 post-11397 impact_honorees type-impact_honorees status-publish hentry tag-impact-mentoring-education-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec51b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec51b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dbd2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36dbd2f\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf1c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paul Winslow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9979286 honoree-year elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9979286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2021 Honoree\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ea4cc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ea4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.students2science.org\/\">Students 2 Science<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169475b e-con-full impact-honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"169475b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c051 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca0c051\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43da77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d43da77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=VyRye4_YqLM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32dba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f32dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7facd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"a7facd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bringing STEM and career goals to underserved students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students 2 Science combines STEM education with real-world applications and hands-on learning experiences to inspire students from economically disadvantaged communities to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math, which fosters a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"9108\" class=\"elementor elementor-9108 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11398 post-11398 impact_honorees type-impact_honorees status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-impact-mentoring-education-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec51b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec51b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dbd2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36dbd2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c1235 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74c1235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e8a37 e-con-full honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00e8a37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf1c9f honoree-title elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf1c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gilman Choudhury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9979286 honoree-year elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9979286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2017 Honoree\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169475b e-con-full impact-honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"169475b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c051 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca0c051\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46942f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a46942f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1302\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Choudhury.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Choudhury.avif 1302w, 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>High school student mentor, public school advocate<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout college, Gilman, a Paterson native, mentored students in the robotics club at his alma mater, JFK High School, to help them avoid the area\u2019s drugs and violence and see a better way forward after high school. He is now the Director of Full-Service Outreach &#038; Special Projects for the Department of Family &#038; Community Engagement within Paterson Public Schools, with a firm commitment to creating lasting positive impact for Paterson students and families.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"9108\" class=\"elementor elementor-9108 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11399 post-11399 impact_honorees type-impact_honorees status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-impact-mentoring-education-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec51b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec51b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dbd2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36dbd2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c1235 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74c1235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e8a37 e-con-full honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00e8a37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf1c9f honoree-title elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf1c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dominique Lee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9979286 honoree-year elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9979286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2015 Honoree\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ea4cc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ea4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brickeducation.org\/\">BRICK Education Network (BRICK)<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169475b e-con-full impact-honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"169475b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c051 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca0c051\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Lee-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Lee-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Lee-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Lee-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1302px) 100vw, 1302px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32dba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f32dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7facd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"a7facd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education as a beacon of hope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dominique turned his passion for teaching and his innovative spirit to helping Newark\u2019s schoolchildren overcome poverty and inadequate educational resources, and foster greater academic achievement. He founded BRICK (Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids), a school management nonprofit that supports families from pre-cradle-to-career through holistic place-based programs and services, excellent schools, and clear pathways to college and careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"9108\" class=\"elementor elementor-9108 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11400 post-11400 impact_honorees type-impact_honorees status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-impact-mentoring-education-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec51b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec51b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dbd2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36dbd2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c1235 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74c1235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e8a37 e-con-full honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00e8a37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf1c9f honoree-title elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf1c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robert Clark<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9979286 honoree-year elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9979286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2013 Honoree\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ea4cc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ea4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthbuildnewarknj.org\/\">YouthBuild Newark<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169475b e-con-full impact-honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"169475b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c051 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca0c051\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46942f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a46942f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1302\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Clark.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Clark.avif 1302w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Clark-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Clark-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Clark-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Clark-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1302px) 100vw, 1302px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32dba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f32dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7facd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"a7facd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building more positive futures for Newark\u2019s youth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert\u2014a graduate of the YouthBuild Boston program\u2014founded YouthBuild Newark in 2003 to give young people ages 16-24 an opportunity to earn a high school equivalency diploma while gaining on-the-job training for in-demand careers in the construction trades. Now part of Newark Opportunity Youth Network, the Youth Build program addresses core issues facing low-income communities: education, housing, employment, crime prevention, and leadership development.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"9108\" class=\"elementor elementor-9108 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11401 post-11401 impact_honorees type-impact_honorees status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-impact-mentoring-education-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec51b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec51b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dbd2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36dbd2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c1235 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74c1235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e8a37 e-con-full honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00e8a37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf1c9f honoree-title elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf1c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joann McCullough<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9979286 honoree-year elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9979286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2012 Honoree\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ea4cc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ea4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaniprograms.org\/\">Improving Montclair Achievement Network Initiative<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169475b e-con-full impact-honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"169475b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c051 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca0c051\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46942f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a46942f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1302\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-McCullough.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-McCullough.avif 1302w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-McCullough-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-McCullough-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-McCullough-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-McCullough-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1302px) 100vw, 1302px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32dba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f32dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7facd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"a7facd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improving academic outcomes for Montclair youth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IMANI and its College Advocacy Center mentor students of color in Montclair public schools to address the academic achievement gap. The organization provides study groups, SAT\/PSAT tutoring, summer enrichment programs, and college application assistance. More than 5,000 middle and high school students have been impacted through this program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"9108\" class=\"elementor elementor-9108 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11402 post-11402 impact_honorees type-impact_honorees status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-impact-mentoring-education-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec51b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec51b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dbd2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36dbd2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c1235 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74c1235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e8a37 e-con-full honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00e8a37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf1c9f honoree-title elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf1c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sr. Barbara Moran<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9979286 honoree-year elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9979286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2004 Honoree\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ea4cc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ea4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yorkstreetproject.org\/our-programs\/the-nurturing-place\/\">The Nurturing Place<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169475b e-con-full impact-honoree-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"169475b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c051 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca0c051\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46942f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a46942f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1302\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Moran.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Moran.avif 1302w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Moran-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Moran-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Moran-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MADA-Impact-Mentoring-Moran-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1302px) 100vw, 1302px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32dba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f32dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7facd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"a7facd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Housed within Jersey City\u2019s York Street project, the childhood development center now serves children across the socioeconomic spectrum including homeless, low-income, and York Street neighborhood infants and children. 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