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Shana Swiss

Shana Swiss

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

In the late 1980s at a Boston hospital, physician Shana Swiss treated a refugee woman with 19 stab wounds. The brutality made Swiss realize she wanted to do more for this patient than sew up her horrific wounds. “I had to do something to stop violence against women,”...
Sally Miller

Sally Miller

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

Years ago, Sally Miller observed that her husband, a Vietnam War veteran, was showing signs of an impending mental health crisis – and it wasn’t his first. His next appointment with a psychiatrist was weeks away, and she worried that he could land in the emergency...
Rosa Hilda Ramos

Rosa Hilda Ramos

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

Skyrocketing energy costs in the last four years have devastated Puerto Rico’s economy. Unemployment is at a staggering 16.2 percent. In the face of the crisis, environmental activist Rosa Hilda Ramos searched for a solution. She met with experts in producing oil from...
Joseph Sluszka

Joseph Sluszka

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

With 14 years of experience at the helm of a community grassroots housing organization in upstate New York, Joseph Sluszka knew the importance of having a roof over one’s head, regardless of income. He was also skilled in financial management from his years in the...