In this episode of The Impact Collective, I sit down with Shadille Estepan, Communications and Creative Manager of Born This Way Foundation to discuss the organization's initiatives to drive kindness across communities worldwide, train youth and adults to be there for each other, and spread awareness and resources for mental health support. Born This Way Foundation was founded by Stefani Germanotta, also known to the world as Lady Gaga, and her mother Cynthia Germanotta in 2012 to raise awareness of the need for mental health and empowerment support amongst the youth population. Since then, it's grown into a network of changemakers advocating for the elimination of stigma surrounding mental health, the validation of emotions, and the uplifting of peers. 

Learn more about Born This Way Foundation at www.bornthisway.foundation and follow the org on IG at @btwfoundation

Don't forget to subscribe to The Impact Collective wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about modern-day nonprofits that are leading the way in both NYC and beyond. If you liked this episode, please rate and review the show -- it really helps with rankings. Until next time!

TIC Socials:
Pod: @impactcollectivepodcast
Host: @emmashahidalthans

A powerhouse of an organization, God's Love We Deliver is a non-sectarian food and nutrition nonprofit organization based in SoHo, Manhattan with the mission to cook and home deliver medically tailored meals to people with life-altering conditions. God's Love We Deliver delivers over 10,000 meals a day and has over 17,000 volunteers across the organization. God's Love We Deliver is an organization near and dear to my heart and I am honored to have interviewed Emmett Findley, Director of Communications of the organization. For more information on God's Love We Deliver, visit gwld.org and follow them on IG at @godslovenyc. 

If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe, share, rate, and review The Impact Collective! Please also follow us on Instagram at @impactcollectivepodast! 

For the re-launch of The Impact Collective Podcast, host Emma Shahid sits down with brother-duo Jack Powers and Sam Powers, founders of Lens on Life, a nonprofit organization that brings photography and computer literacy skills to at-risk youth worldwide. Jack and Sam give a powerful testimony about the genesis of Lens on Life, and the projects that take them around the world in the name of instilling creativity, consistency, and bringing storytelling power to all pockets of the world. Lens on Life has worked with numerous large-name partners including Canon, and they are experiencing strong demand to bring their photography education to new territories worldwide. To learn more about Lens on Life, visit lensonlifeproject.org and follow them on IG at @lensonlifeproject. 

Don't forget to subscribe to The Impact Collective wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about modern-day nonprofits that are leading the way in both NYC and beyond. If you liked this episode, please rate and review the show -- it really helps with rankings. Until next time! 

TIC Socials:
Pod: @impactcollectivepodcast
Host: @emmaashahid