One of the most important ways to have a large impact in life is by focusing on communities that are ignored and overlooked. These communities are often the ones most in need of help, tools, and services but for a variety of reasons the largest players in most industries chose not to work on serving them. We’ve been so touched by the thousands of members of our community who are working on serving the underserved from tackling food deserts to building empowering solutions for the neurodiverse. Each week, you’ll find us highlighting folks serving underserved communities.

Kacey Offenberger

My biggest passion is giving back to our local community and I hope to one day be able to help others near and far, not just in Arizona. My husband and I started a nonprofit, The Youth Village back in 2019. Since then we have been able to raise funds for sports and extracurricular activities, as well as collect gently used sports equipment that we give to those needing a little extra help to get started in their chosen activity, with no questions asked. Read more>>

Renee Schneider

Foster Fete’s mission is to make birthdays bright for kids in foster care, and to let these kids know that they are worthy of being celebrated! Started in 2021, this organization has reached over 1100 children in the Denver-metro area! The idea for this nonprofit was born after Renee read an article that discussed why children in foster care don’t always get to have their birthdays celebrated. Read more>>

Leigha Wickham

We love felons. I’m a felon, I know many other people in Denver who are felon’s too. I personally, have made it my mission to own and rebrand the label felon. The photo spread which accompanies this article is our take on rebranding felon in the style of Chanel. A juxtaposition as one might think a felon’s Chanel is stolen. Read more>>

John Mansfield

As a photographer I see such value in having photographs of our loved ones, of our family. And there are a lot of families who cannot afford to hire a professional photographer to capture those smiles and personalities of their family. In 2014 I began to host a free event that I called “Community Photo Day” where anyone from the community could attend and get a few quick professional photos taken of their family. Read more>>

Arianna Davis

My nonprofit, Goddess Reaching Out Outreach, serves an underserved community deeply affected by gun violence, specifically in New Orleans, Louisiana. This community has been overlooked for far too long, and we have witnessed firsthand the lack of support and resources available to the families impacted by such devastating incidents. Read more>>

Leslie Hocker

When someone needs a notary, they usually don’t realize it until the last minute. When they realize it, they don’t know what to expect for the transaction. The mission of the Michigan Notary Association is to help educate notaries on how to best serve their communities, and also to help the members of our communities understand what to expect when they need a notary. Read more>>