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Profound Gentlemen

Jason Terrell

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Wells Fargo People’s Choice Grand Prize Winner ($20,000)

Profound Gentlemen builds a cradle to career pipeline of male educators of color who provide a profound additional impact on boys of color through social-emotional learning, mentoring, and serving as role models. The vision is for boys to have mirrors of success in the classroom through male educators of color.

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Philips Academy

Phil Blount

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Second Place Winner ($12,500)

Philips Academy is a middle, high and post-secondary school program for students with cognitive disabilities including those on the autism spectrum. The only school in the region that provides a functional education, Philips Academy prepares students to be independent, self-determined members of the community. It’s about “Real Learning for Real Life.”

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Charlotte Rescue Mission

Rev. Anthony Marciano II

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Third Place Winner ($7,500)

Charlotte Rescue Mission (CRM) provides long-term, residential, substance abuse programs for men, women and their children suffering from addiction. When CRM participated in SEED20, the intention was to empower their clients to become contributing members of society by opening a restaurant to employ program graduates and teach essential life skills to help break the cycle of poverty. This vision was realized with the opening of the Community Matters Cafe.

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Restore Global

Steven Wray

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Coaches’ Award Winner ($5,000)

Restore Global serves nonprofit organizations by expanding their capacity to fulfill their mission. Through creative partnerships, Restore Global provides nonprofits timely access to corporate excess products that would otherwise be discarded. Restore Global also coordinates access to procurement services – offering deep discounts normally available only to large corporations.

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Children’s Attention Home

Debra Eident

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SEED20 Community Vote Winner ($1,000)

The Children’s Attention Home, a residence for abused foster children in York County, has identified a new population of homeless teens. There are currently no shelters for teens in the county and no available state funds. The Home is seeking funds from the community to house and serve these teens.

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