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Ryan Pavel, a man with light skin tone, stands smiling in front of a sign that reads "Warrior-Scholar Project."
  • Education
  • Leaders
Obama Leader and former Marine empowers veterans through access to education

Meet 2023 United States Obama Leader Ryan Pavel, veteran, and CEO of Warrior-Scholar Project.

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Ziad Ahmed, a man with a medium skin tone, smiles at the camera. He has black hair and is wearing a red patterned jacket. He is sitting on an apple box. The background is brown.
  • Youth
  • Leaders
Obama leader promotes inclusivity and amplification of young voices

Learn how Ziad Ahmed built a successful company by listening to the next generation.

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Nick Kennedy, a college-age Native American young man, stands in between a Canadian and American flag on flag poles. He is wearing a brown suit and a white name tag around his neck.
  • Equality
  • Voyagers
Obama-Chesky Voyager helps preserve his Indigenous culture

Nick Kennedy, an Obama-Chesky Voyager, is advocating for the preservation of Indigenous culture.

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Bethany Rivera Molinar, presents a workshop in front of eight others. Their backs are to the camera as they sit around a table. Bethany stands in front of a wall easel pad. She is wearing a Ciudad Nueva shirt and glasses.
  • Leaders
  • Changemakers
How an Obama leader is making a difference in a Texas immigrant community

Learn how Bethany Rivera Molinar is transforming her Texas neighborhood through community work.

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DeKevious Wilson, a Black man with a deep skin tone, looks off camera as he stands in front of a home. He has a salt and pepper afro and beard. He is wearing a Becoming a Man t-shirt and denim jacket.
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Scholars
Obama scholar advocates for youth mental health

DeKevious Wilson strengthens youth mental health through policy work.

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Destruction from wildfires seen on a Watercraft near downtown Lāhainā. Burned structures and vehicles are in the background. Several boats sit on the water.
  • Take Action
  • Stories
Take action to help those affected by fires in Hawaiʻi

Ways to support Maui and Lāhainā residents affected by wildfires.

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  • Take Action
  • Stories
United States tornado relief: how you can help

There is so much healing needed across the Midwestern and Southern states hit by unprecedented tornadoes. We hope you'll consider helping.

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Photo of Colette Pichon Battle
  • Take Action
  • Stories
Hurricane Ida relief: how you can help

Right now, millions of people in Louisiana, Mississippi, and other areas feeling the effects of Hurricane Ida need your help. We hope you'll consider pitching in.

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Pastor Tracey G. Lee assisting a neighbor
  • Take Action
  • Health & Wellbeing
Take action – volunteer

Volunteer in an underserved community today

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Omaha 360 members meet in 2018.
  • MBK Alliance
  • Changemakers
Curbing gun violence in Omaha

To some, gun violence and broken trust between police and community members seem like problems that are simply too big to fix, but not to Willie Barney.

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Fires in Salem, Oregon.
  • Take Action
  • Stories
West Coast wildfires: how you can help

Do your part to help those affected by wildfires raging through communities in California, Oregon, and Washington.

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  • Take Action
  • Stories
Hurricane Michael relief: how you can help

With sudden fury, Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle. One of the most intense hurricanes ever to hit the United States, Michael continued to devastate communities

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 11, 2015.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
  • Newsletter
  • Barack Obama
Email from President Obama: “What our veterans teach us”

This Veterans Day, President Obama sent a message to the Obama Foundation email list lifting up the service and sacrifice of our veterans, and the thousands of people who are doing their part to make positive change in their communities

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  • Stories
Hurricane Harvey relief: how you can help

All weekend, people in Houston, across the Gulf Coast, and around the country have been pitching in to aid those affected by the devastating flooding in southeastern Texas.

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Guitars in Green Room during set-up for Country Music in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Washington (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
  • Listen
  • Chicago
Hometown: a collaborative playlist

We asked you to share songs that remind you of home and inspire you to be involved in your communities. From India to Indiana, you delivered.

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An illustration of four people with a range of light to deep skin tones lifting one another up on top of a paper plane. The background is pink.

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