Citizen E (noun  ˈsi-tə-zən ē'): a citizen entrepreneur, citizen ecologist, & citizen example who is taking responsibility for a corner of their world.

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We are proud to announce the winner & Runners Up for our 2018 Search for Citizen E 

With your help, we searched the U.S. looking for a Citizen E that could use a $10,000 grant--and runners up with $1000 and $500 micro-grants--to develop, implement and/or complete their bold idea for a transformative community project. We found amazing individuals who are taking responsibility for a corner of their world & rallying friends, family, and fellow citizens to help them make their community--and the world--a better place.  Learn more below & find ways to support their work (for our press release, visit here). Hopefully, their work inspires you to be the next Citizen E.


meet Our 2018 Citizen E & 
$10,000 grant award winner

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Brontë Velez

Brontë Velez is our 2018 Citizen E and recipient of the $10,000 Citizen E grant for her work turning guns into shovels to plant trees in Atlanta to help communities heal, restore the environment, and end gun violence. Along with her partners, Brontë will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination via a series of events in Atlanta starting on April 4, 2018 (the day he was shot in Memphis) through April 9, 2018 (the day of his burial in Atlanta). They will plant 50 trees at various locations in Atlanta--the first location is where Brontë lost a friend tragically to gun violence. To learn more about Bronte, her project, and to support her work, please visit: leadtolife.org. You can also view a short Upworthy video on her project here.

Meet our amazing 2018 Citizen E runners up

Each of our runners up received $500 to $1000 for their community project

2018 Runner Up
Miry Whitehill-Ben Atar of L.A. ($1,000)
Miry Whitehill-Ben Atar of L.A. ($1,000)

Miry is soliciting and providing items needed to help refugees turn their new house into a home. Miry also received the most public votes. For more info and to support Miry visit https://miryslist.org

Dana Wells Boyd of L.A. ($1,000)
Dana Wells Boyd of L.A. ($1,000)

Dana is converting a blighted lot in her neighborhood to grow fresh food for the underserved in the community.

Deejah Powell of Chicago ($1,000)
Deejah Powell of Chicago ($1,000)

Deejah is using the raised bed school garden she built to now help educate students and community how the food system affects their lives. For more info and to support Deejah visit http://www.getthemtothegreen.com/

Amira Odeh of Puerto Rico ($500)
Amira Odeh of Puerto Rico ($500)

Amira is providing seeds and fruit trees to communities whose gardens were wiped out by Hurricane Maria. For more info and to support Amira, please visit: https://www.gogetfunding.com/feed-the-future-of-puerto-rico

Salem Afeworki of Orange County ($500)
Salem Afeworki of Orange County ($500)

Salem is doing outreach and education to help low income families access affordable EV's while improving air quality.

 

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