Full Description
IPPY 2012 Outstanding Book of the Year, Most Likely to Save the Planet (Independent Publisher Book Awards)
Nautilus 2012 Gold Grand Winner, General Adult
Foreword Reviews 2012 Book of the Year Finalist, Social Sciences
Two years ago, photographer Paul Mobley and author and editor Katrina Fried set out to find fifty Americans who had made it their business to improve the lives of others. The result is this groundbreaking book profiling some of America's leading social entrepreneurs whose energy and nonprofit organizations have changed the lives of millions around the world, very often one at a time.
From activists who have rallied the support of hundreds of volunteers to bring such necessities as clean drinking water, economic support, and urgent medical care to developing nations, to educational leaders who are using their gifts to elevate the opportunities of the poor and disadvantaged, to crusaders of equal rights and women's advocacy, these are remarkable everyday citizens. Fried interviewed this eclectic and passionate group of people and has written their startling stories, sharing a unique view of their personalities, journeys, and causes.
You will meet heroes such as infectious disease specialist, Gary Slutkin, who returned from Africa (where he reversed the Aids epidemic in Uganda) to reduce street violence in Chicago with stunning success through his organization CeaseFire; Geoffrey Canada, the founder and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone, whose pioneering efforts to reform education in one of New York's most impoverished neighborhoods has touched thousands of students and families; Susan Burton who after fifteen years in and out of the justice system, rehabilitated herself and started A New Way of Life, which provides housing and support services to formerly incarcerated women in South Central Los Angeles; and Roy Prosterman, a man who has devoted an entire lifetime to securing land rights for the poor throughout the Third World.
Their narratives are accompanied by powerful portraits from award-winning photographer Paul Mobley who brings a grace and epic quality to his images of these remarkable people. Traveling the country to capture his subjects where they live and work, Mobley has created a body of images that harnesses the spirit and energy of giving.
A complete directory of the organizations founded by the heroes is included. Each American celebrated in these pages is making a profound contribution to bettering our world. Their stories serve as an inspiration and as a reminder of an empowering truth: every human being can and should make a difference.
Contents
8 Foreword Arianna Huffington
10 Introduction Katrina Fried
12 Brahm Ahmadi People's Grocery
16 Lindsay Avner Bright Pink
20 Charles Best DonorsChoose.org
24 Enid Borden Meals On Wheels Association of America
28 Adam Braun Pencils of Promise
32 Dr. Robert D. Bullard Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, Texas Southern University
36 Susan Burton A New Way of Life Reentry Project
40 Geoffrey Canada Harlem Children's Zone
44 Eugene Cho One Day's Wages
48 Taryn Davis American Widow Project
54 Michael Dimock Roots of Change
58 Robert Egger D.C. Central Kitchen
62 Abigail Falik Global Citizen Year
66 Harold P. Freeman, M.D. The Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute
70 Raymond Gant The Ray of Hope Project
74 Mark Goldsmith Getting Out and Staying Out
78 Roshi Joan Halifax Upaya Zen Center
82 Kathryn Hall-Trujillo Birthing Project USA-The Underground Railroad for New Life
86 Darell Hammond KaBOOM!
90 Scott Harrison charity: water
94 Doc Hendley Wine to Water
98 Sarah Elizabeth Ippel Academy for Global Citizenship
102 Jessica Jackley Kiva.org
106 Carolyn Jones 100 People Foundation
110 Dean Kamen FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
114 Patrick Lawler Youth Villages
118 James Lecesne The Trevor Project
122 Dr. Susan Love Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
126 Adam Lowy Move For Hunger
130 Nancy Lublin DoSomething.org
134 Anne Mahlum Back on My Feet
138 Brother Bob Malloy Capuchin Soup Kitchen
142 Ben Mangan EARN
146 Rebecca Onie Health Leads
150 Catherine Oppenheimer National Dance Institute of New Mexico
154 Roy Prosterman Landesa
158 Linda Rottenberg Endeavor
162 Eric Schwarz Citizen Schools
166 Jay Scott Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
170 Earl Shorris The Clemente Course in the Humanities®
174 Cameron Sinclair Architecture for Humanity
178 Chuck Slaughter Living Goods
182 The Reverend Stan J. Sloan Chicago House and Social Service Agency
186 Gary Slutkin, M.D. CeaseFire
190 Mike Utley The Mike Utley Foundation
194 David Vanderpool, M.D. Mobile Medical Disaster Relief
198 Jill Vialet Playworks
202 Dan Wallrath Operation FINALLY HOME
204 Wynona Ward Have Justice-Will Travel
208 Michael Weinstein AIDS Healthcare Foundation
212 Jim Ziolkowski buildOn
216 Irene Zola Lifeforce in Later Years (LiLY)
220 Afterword Paul Mobley
222 Everyday Heroes Nonprofit Directory
224 Acknowledgments
