Changemaker: Cassie Hurd, safe consumption site advocate and SIF MA Now founder
When it comes to the opioid epidemic, Cassie Hurd thinks it’s time for bold action and she has the solution: safe consumption sites.
Changemaker: David Corbie, Greenovate Boston manager and climate action advocate
Growing up, Boston native David Corbie was bombarded with apocalyptic messages about the future of the planet at school and in the media.
Changemaker: Horace Small, Union of Minority Neighborhoods executive director
Horace Small has dedicated his life to fighting for social justice and improving the lives of minorities. Small started his career in social justice
Changemaker: Catherine Gaggioli, Books on the T co-founder
Catherine Gaggioli, 28, has always loved books, but despite teasing from friends and family she knew she wouldn’t become a librarian. “People used
Changemaker: Valeria Do Vale, Student Immigrant Movement coordinator
Valeria Do Vale immigrated from Brazil to the United States in 2005, when she was seven years old. Her experiences growing up as
Changemaker: Lee Nave, juvenile justice advocate
When he was 11 years old, Lee Nave bumped into a young boy living on the streets in St. Louis, Missouri, and immediately
Changemaker: Damali Vidot, Chelsea City Council president
Damali Vidot didn’t think someone like her could ever be a politician — until, in 2015, she became a councilor-at-large and president of
Changemaker: Cindy Rowe, executive director of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
If there’s anyone who has devoted their life to helping others, it’s Cindy Rowe, the executive director of the Jewish Alliance for Law
Changemaker: Monica Cannon-Grant, the Black activist holding Boston officials accountable
Monica Cannon-Grant, 38, of Roxbury, is one of Boston’s most well-known activists and organizers. She was responsible for the 2017 march against white
Changemakers: Florists George and Barbara Sawin on being good neighbors
George and Barbara Sawin have been in business for over 30 years, and currently own Davis and Sawin Florist in West Roxbury. In