{"id":11249,"date":"2026-01-09T11:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/?p=11249"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:07:03","slug":"shining-the-light-on-new-jerseys-gen-z-changemakers-honorees-who-made-a-difference-at-a-young-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/es\/shining-the-light-on-new-jerseys-gen-z-changemakers-honorees-who-made-a-difference-at-a-young-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Destacando a los creadores de cambios de la Generaci\u00f3n Z de Nueva Jersey: homenajeados que marcaron la diferencia a temprana edad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Durante los \u00faltimos 30 a\u00f1os, el Premio Russ Berrie Marcando la Diferencia ha reconocido a residentes destacados de Nueva Jersey cuya energ\u00eda y visi\u00f3n est\u00e1n transformando comunidades y la vida de innumerables personas en todo el estado. Este a\u00f1o, reorientamos el enfoque del programa para honrar a los miembros de la Generaci\u00f3n Z, de entre 16 y 24 a\u00f1os, quienes son la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n de creadores de cambios en Nueva Jersey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

El enfoque de este a\u00f1o reconoce las perspectivas innovadoras y los enfoques audaces que los j\u00f3venes de hoy aportan para resolver los desaf\u00edos de sus comunidades y, en algunos casos, de todo el mundo. Creemos que reconocer a los l\u00edderes de la Generaci\u00f3n Z es una inversi\u00f3n en el futuro de Nueva Jersey y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. En ese sentido, destacamos aqu\u00ed a algunos de los homenajeados m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes de los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os que marcan la diferencia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDurante casi tres d\u00e9cadas, el premio Making a Difference ha honrado a los h\u00e9roes an\u00f3nimos de Nueva Jersey... personas cuyo coraje y compromiso han cambiado miles de vidas\u201d, dijo Scott Berrie, vicepresidente de la Fundaci\u00f3n Russell Berrie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAhora nos centramos en el futuro de la donaci\u00f3n, impulsando a j\u00f3venes creadores de cambios. Mi padre, Russell Berrie, cre\u00eda firmemente en reconocer a quienes sirven a los dem\u00e1s con prop\u00f3sito y coraz\u00f3n. Se sentir\u00eda profundamente inspirado por la visi\u00f3n, la energ\u00eda y el impacto que los j\u00f3venes est\u00e1n aportando hoy a las comunidades de Nueva Jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homenajeados de la Generaci\u00f3n Z que han marcado la diferencia <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Julie Flores-Castillo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homenajeado de 2025<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Abogando por los derechos de los inmigrantes<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A los 14 a\u00f1os, Julie, hija de inmigrantes mexicanos, experiment\u00f3 una situaci\u00f3n que le cambi\u00f3 la vida con el sistema migratorio, algo que nunca imagin\u00f3 que le suceder\u00eda. Despu\u00e9s de que una trabajadora social escolar la presentara a un grupo de apoyo para "Dreamers", particip\u00f3 en sus actividades anuales de cabildeo en Washington, D. C., lo cual, seg\u00fan ella, "realmente cambi\u00f3 el rumbo de mi vida". Ahora, con 22 a\u00f1os, Julie aprovecha sus experiencias personales para defender a los j\u00f3venes inmigrantes y dar a conocer los recursos y el apoyo disponibles como organizadora juvenil del Comit\u00e9 de Servicio de Amigos Americanos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ricardo Dale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homenajeado 2024<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Poniendo a los j\u00f3venes en riesgo en el camino hacia el \u00e9xito<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Riccardo era un adolescente con problemas hasta que sus mentores se ofrecieron a ayudarlo y a cambiar su vida para mejor. Durante su segundo a\u00f1o en la Universidad de Rowan, Riccardo decidi\u00f3 contribuir a su comunidad en el sur de Nueva Jersey y cambiar la vida de otros. Fund\u00f3 Academia gratuita de todas las mentes<\/a> (FAM) \u2014un programa de servicio para j\u00f3venes en riesgo y desatendidos de 8th<\/sup> hasta la edad adulta, para ayudarlos a crecer personalmente y destacar acad\u00e9micamente. Mediante su programaci\u00f3n preventiva, orientaci\u00f3n personalizada y apoyo, FAM busca reducir el porcentaje de hombres j\u00f3venes que terminan en prisi\u00f3n y aumentar el n\u00famero de hombres j\u00f3venes que trabajan o tienen estudios universitarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trinidad Jagdeo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homenajeado 2024<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Campe\u00f3n de la inclusi\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Trinity, quien se inspir\u00f3 en su mejor amiga de toda la vida que padece atrofia muscular espinal, fund\u00f3 Del No Podemos al Podemos<\/a> Cuando ten\u00eda tan solo 17 a\u00f1os. Impulsada por las experiencias de su amiga, que fue excluida por otros j\u00f3venes debido a su discapacidad, y por la falta de referentes en los medios, Trinity decidi\u00f3 llenar ese vac\u00edo y crear oportunidades de representaci\u00f3n que faltan en la industria del entretenimiento. "De No Podemos a Podemos" se dedica a aumentar la representaci\u00f3n e inclusi\u00f3n de j\u00f3venes con discapacidad, present\u00e1ndolos como los superh\u00e9roes que son a trav\u00e9s de libros, eventos y sesiones fotogr\u00e1ficas inspiradoras. La organizaci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n dona equipo m\u00e9dico y de adaptaci\u00f3n, nuevo o en buen estado, a personas cuyo seguro no lo cubre o para quienes los art\u00edculos no est\u00e1n f\u00e1cilmente disponibles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Leschinsky<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homenajeado 2024<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Exhibiendo las voces de los estudiantes a trav\u00e9s del cine<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Mark, un joven cineasta galardonado, fund\u00f3 la Festival de Cine de Impacto Estudiantil Mundial<\/a> (SWIFF) cuando ten\u00eda 17 a\u00f1os, para unir a j\u00f3venes cineastas de todo el mundo y compartir sus historias \u00fanicas e impulsar un cambio positivo. SWIFF es el primer festival de cine dirigido por estudiantes y ofrece una plataforma para m\u00e1s de 12\u00a0000 aspirantes a cineastas en 149 pa\u00edses. El festival, que exime las cuotas de inscripci\u00f3n para ayudar a m\u00e1s creadores a amplificar sus diversas voces, empodera a una comunidad global de j\u00f3venes narradores de entre 10 y 30 a\u00f1os con una plataforma mundial para que las voces estudiantiles se transmitan a trav\u00e9s del poder del cine, con el fin de crear una sociedad m\u00e1s inclusiva, culturalmente tolerante y equitativa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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zaniya lewis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homenajeado 2023<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Lucha contra el desplazamiento de becas<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Zaniya comenz\u00f3 Campa\u00f1a S\u00edEllaPuede<\/a> Como estudiante universitaria de primer a\u00f1o, Zaniya se dedic\u00f3 a brindar a las j\u00f3venes que superan la adversidad las herramientas y los recursos necesarios para tener \u00e9xito en la universidad y sus carreras. Tras experimentar la suspensi\u00f3n de becas \u2014en la que su universidad redujo la ayuda financiera institucional porque hab\u00eda recibido una generosa beca privada\u2014, lanz\u00f3 DISSCHOLARED\u2122 para concienciar y combatir esta pr\u00e1ctica en universidades. Su labor de defensa condujo a la aprobaci\u00f3n de una ley en Nueva Jersey en 2021 que proh\u00edbe la suspensi\u00f3n de becas en las instituciones p\u00fablicas de educaci\u00f3n superior del estado, convirtiendo a Nueva Jersey en uno de los cinco estados que proh\u00edben esta pr\u00e1ctica en la mayor\u00eda de las circunstancias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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emma y quinn alegr\u00eda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2021 homenajeados<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Soluci\u00f3n a la pobreza menstrual<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Emma y Quinn son los cofundadores de Chicas ayudando a chicas. Punto.<\/a>, una organizaci\u00f3n que crearon en 2016 para abordar la pobreza menstrual, un problema ignorado y poco abordado que enfrentan las ni\u00f1as y mujeres de bajos recursos. En la adolescencia, se dieron cuenta de que sus compa\u00f1eras de clase faltaban a clases por falta de art\u00edculos de higiene, que son caros y no est\u00e1n cubiertos por los programas de asistencia. Decidieron marcar la diferencia abogando y educando a otras personas para erradicar el estigma en torno a la salud menstrual y ayudar a las personas a permanecer en la escuela y el trabajo proporcion\u00e1ndoles art\u00edculos esenciales para la salud menstrual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls Helping Girls. Period. ha distribuido millones de productos menstruales donados a bancos de alimentos, agencias de servicios sociales y grupos comunitarios, y ofrece talleres y consultor\u00eda sobre soluciones sostenibles y asequibles para el manejo menstrual a personas, escuelas y empresas. Sus esfuerzos llevaron al gobernador Phil Murphy a firmar una ley en 2023 que exige que los distritos escolares garanticen que las estudiantes de sexto a duod\u00e9cimo grado tengan acceso directo a productos menstruales gratuitos en al menos 50% de ba\u00f1os escolares femeninos y neutrales en g\u00e9nero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nomine a un pionero emergente de la Generaci\u00f3n Z<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Si ense\u00f1a, asesora, dirige un programa juvenil o trabaja junto a adultos j\u00f3venes que inspiran a otros, lo invitamos a nominar a una figura destacada de la Generaci\u00f3n Z cuyo trabajo ya est\u00e9 generando un impacto medible en las comunidades de todo Nueva Jersey y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detalles de la nominaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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LA FECHA L\u00cdMITE PARA NOMINAR ES EL 13 DE FEBRERO DE 2026<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Los nominados deben ser residentes de Nueva Jersey, tener entre 16 y 24 a\u00f1os, y su labor debe beneficiar a la poblaci\u00f3n de Nueva Jersey. Deben demostrar un impacto visible y medible en su comunidad, mostrar una promesa de liderazgo y crecimiento continuos, y haber iniciado o liderado un proyecto u organizaci\u00f3n relevante en cualquier sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enviar una nominaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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La pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n de l\u00edderes e innovadores de Nueva Jersey ser\u00e1 reconocida en nuestra ceremonia final de premios en mayo en Ramapo College. Recibir\u00e1n un premio en efectivo y un reconocimiento p\u00fablico por impulsar su misi\u00f3n y consolidar su liderazgo. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A medida que el Premio Making a Difference cambia para reconocer a los l\u00edderes de la Generaci\u00f3n Z en 2026, recordamos a algunos homenajeados cuyo trabajo para mejorar las comunidades y las vidas de los residentes de Nueva Jersey comenz\u00f3 en su adolescencia o a\u00f1os 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