Back in high school I received a great piece of advice: if you want to be successful in life, always set goals for your professional and personal life. I’ve found goal setting to be both clarifying and empowering because it sets a clear direction to work toward. These...
This post was written by Katie Bayne, a former member of our team. In March, I lost my dad to cancer after battling the disease for a little over a year. It was, and still is, an unbelievably painful loss. As I adjust to a new normal, I’ve reflected over and over...
When I joined Center for Health Progress last fall, I started building out a community organizing department, which now includes two community organizers who are doing incredible, new work in Fort Morgan and Pueblo. Recently, our entire staff was given the opportunity...
While in Miami recently, I met several immigrants who moonlighted as Lyft drivers. Henry escaped extreme poverty and political corruption in Venezuela and came to the US on a work visa. He is a chef. His wife is a professor. They work multiple jobs, outside of their...
This post was written by Katie Bayne, a former member of our team. My mom often jokes that I could dance before I could walk. Though the passion to dance was with me from a young age, it wasn’t until I reached high school that I realized the emotional impact you could...
Gricelda Zamora, de trece años, era como muchos niños cuyos padres hablan el inglés limitado: ella era la intérprete para su familia. Cuando ella desarrolló un dolor abdominal severo, sus padres la llevaron al hospital. Desafortunadamente, Gricelda estaba demasiado...
