Bryant Gomez 4/27/21 Bryant Gomez 4/27/21

Virtual Revolution

“Education is the key to breaking the glass ceiling of poverty.”

Yelitza Perez 3/11/21 Yelitza Perez 3/11/21

Opportunity Inside the Storm

As a little girl, I use to stare at the night sky looking at the stars and wishing that one day I could get a little closer to them, but I wasn't sure how.

Newark Summer Youth Mentees 8/11/20 Newark Summer Youth Mentees 8/11/20

On Boarding

If you let this tough time defeat you, it’s a lost opportunity to grow.

Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 6/19/20 Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 6/19/20

Undocu-Graduation

We graduated, and we defied the odds for our next generations to continue moving forward.

Newark High School Students 6/17/20 Newark High School Students 6/17/20

Life in Quarantine

Newark High School Students 6/16/20 Newark High School Students 6/16/20

Missing High School

Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 6/3/20 Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 6/3/20

Humble Beginnings

I don’t care what people say, good things come out of Newark.

Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 5/6/20 Johnathan Christie • 21 • Newark, NJ 5/6/20

Managing Loss

This situation has taught me to not take for granted the people who are in front of me every day.

Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 5/1/20 Yeimy Gamez Castillo • 22 • Newark, NJ 5/1/20

Okay for Now

The uncertainty in the air leaves a stickiness in the palm of my hands.

Ashley Mendoza • 20 • Newark, NJ 4/24/20 Ashley Mendoza • 20 • Newark, NJ 4/24/20

College Interrupted

It’s hard trying to comprehend how one epidemic can easily shift the lives of so many people.

Jullya Viana • 17 • Newark, NJ 4/10/20 Jullya Viana • 17 • Newark, NJ 4/10/20

Entering Isolation

When the news began reporting on the coronavirus, I was still in school going to class like I always do.