2018 Obama Fellows
Fighting loneliness and polarization in the UK by connecting seniors and young professionals to build new and lasting relationships
Learn moreUsing the arts to help rural communities connect across difference, revitalize their rural spaces, and create new narratives across the United States
Learn moreForging partnerships across institutions and people to empower youth, mobilize action, and build community resilience to reduce poverty and violence
Learn moreRedesigning teacher training to address the reality of students' poverty and helping public school teachers become community leaders
Learn moreEquipping under-resourced youth to get to and through college, find meaningful careers, and become the next generation of Chicago leaders
Learn moreEquipping new local leaders across the country to improve their neighborhoods through resident-led, crowdfunded community change
Learn moreBuilding a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections
Learn moreTransforming the lives of young people convicted of serious crimes, equipping them to become valuable members of the community
Learn moreBuilding a digital platform to enable Black South African women to organize around the issues that most affect their lives
Learn moreDesigning digital tools to give deaf children equal access to language, literacy, and expression
Learn moreBuilding a collaborative, community-based approach to the opioid crisis, changing how addiction is treated in Ohio
Learn moreWorking with Haitian communities to create a network of civic leaders and build an equitable education system based on shared history, values, and vision
Learn moreEquipping a new movement of female leaders to engage their communities in addressing India’s toughest problems
Learn moreBuilding digital tools to help citizens push for transparency and good governance in Hungary
Learn moreEmpowering families most affected by educational inequity in Colorado to organize for change
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