Invested Faith Fellows
rooted in faith and working for justice
Invested Faith grants go to faith-rooted individuals who are working to change unjust systems while building a sustainable financial model. These folks are doing the hard work of healing the world in non-traditional ways.
We call these amazing people our Fellows.
Naz Georgas
New York, New York: Cordoba House Sunday School
Naz Ahmed Georgas pioneered the establishment of the Cordoba House Sunday School, an award winning weekend education program in NYC. The program was launched to meet the needs of growing American Muslim families seeking a Sunday school education that is both authentically Islamic and relevant to contemporary American life. The program’s mission is to build a uniquely inclusive and nurturing learning environment that promotes the notion that our children can be both proudly Muslim and proudly American. Founded in 2017 in collaboration with educators from Muslim and interfaith institutions, including the Brick Presbyterian Church in NYC, the Cordoba House Sunday School has already received awards for community empowerment and service to the education of children and youth.
Biff Chaplow
Denver, Colorado: EEqual
Biff Chaplow is a parent, artist, and activist for economic justice. They currently serve as the Executive Director for EEqual, a youth-led nonprofit, working to ensure homeless youth have equal access to higher education. EEqual believes housing is a human right, education is a human right, and intergenerational leadership is key to addressing these issues. EEqual takes a two-pronged approach to meeting the needs of students, providing direct resources to students experiencing homelessness, as well as breaking the stigma surrounding student homelessness by opening chapters across the country and developing curriculum and education materials to meet the challenge of youth homelessness.
Heather McDuffee and Pryncess Favors
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Co-Owners, Creations @ The Edge.
Creations @ The Edge is a makers boutique that features handmade products by women. This boutique helps fund women who have a passion for their craft and want to turn a side hustle into a small business. Founded during the pandemic to empower women who left or were forced out of the workforce, often due to child care or elder care issues, Creations @ The Edge is helping women close the wage gap and gain greater purpose and financial freedom. Read more about Heather and Pryncess.
Eugene Kim
Burlington, Massachusetts: New Wine Collective
Rev. Eugene Kim is the founder and director of New Wine Collective, a non-profit organization with a mission to help heal the world through love and connection by making spiritual community accessible to all. New Wine is creating an innovative online tool that helps facilitate face-to-face spiritual conversations and community. This app/online platform would empower people to co-create their own spiritual community wherever they are, on their own terms and It would support a fundamentally different approach to "church" that lowers barriers, flattens hierarchies, and allows every voice to be heard.
Interested in Becoming an Invested Faith Fellow?
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