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empower youth

Local Heroes

Footprints of Impact

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Written by

Winesha Gittens

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female firefighter in Jamaica

Local Heroes

Fired UP

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Winesha Gittens

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melissa moses designs local bag collection

Local Businesses

The HEART of Pivoting

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Winesha Gittens

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" alt="deaf advocacy" data-srcset="https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-300x200.jpg 300w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-768x512.jpg 768w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-600x400.jpg 600w" data-src="https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-300x200.jpg" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2838 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2838" alt="deaf advocacy" srcset="https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-300x200.jpg 300w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-768x512.jpg 768w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://weknowja.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christophe-deaf-can-overlay-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

deaf advocacy

Local Heroes

Cultivating the Future

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Winesha Gittens

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