Trina Hubbard
Trina works in a small roadside cafe in Pulaski, TN. Population 7,652.
Next Steps
So what’s next?
Chomonique Harris
Chomonique Harris and her family run a local coffee shop in Oxford, NC.
OUTright Youth of Catawba Valley
Provides a unique and safe environment for LGBTQ youth and their allies to come together in Hickory, NC.
Optimist Club of Henderson, NC
Focused on improving educational outcomes for students in Henderson, NC.
Community Aid
It’s not just not-for-profit institutions that are making communities a better place. Many of the people who I spoke to in small towns talked about how the changemakers in their communities were not any organization or even a single individual but the community as a whole.
Most Profound Takeaway
Maybe the most profound takeaway I was left with after all of these conversations was that whether an individual or organization was focused on youth, construction, music, or agriculture, the most important thing that they did was not just to put food on someone’s table, or teach someone to use a hammer, or play guitar, but to connect people with each other in a meaningful way.
Chelsea Fox
We met Chelsea in the Cedar City, UT Cedar Bowling Center.
Addison Gee
Born and raised in Green River, UT, Addison works in the John Wesley Powell River History Museum.
Gunnison Arts Center
A community-centric visual, literary, and performing arts center in the Gunnison Valley, Colorado.