In neighborhoods where the nearest grocery store is miles away, families rely on gas station snacks and fast food. Living in an area without affordable access to fresh food, known as a food desert, doesn’t just change what’s on the dinner table – it can change the course of a life.

“We have the wrong fear. Jobs are not going to be taken away by AI, people who use AI are going to take the jobs.”

“It’s a pretty powerful medicine for those whose lives have been brought into suffering. To say it’s a transformative education is not an overstatement.”

“Peer education is a cost-effective, holistic approach to prison education.”

“This freeing up of Pell, if appropriately managed and appropriately applied, I think has the potential to be just truly transformative.”

“It was the first time I saw my mom cry tears of joy over my life instead of tears of hurt.”

“They’re going to be our neighbors. They’re going to live next to us, they’re going to work next to us. There’s a whole host of reasons to do this. We all want good neighbors and this gives us an opportunity to improve on that.”