After careful consideration, we have selected 15 finalists, five per state (PA, OH, and MD). These organizations have impressive missions and serve their communities with unique and passionate products and services. Their businesses and workforces have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in more ways than one, yet they continue to persevere.
Please give a round of applause for our 15 finalists! Check out these organizations, their missions, and more below.
PENNSYLVANIA
Andromeda Studios
At Andromeda Studios, our mission is to provide high quality tattooing in a sterile, friendly and comfortable environment. We pride ourselves on offering a non-intimidating space where we can educate the public on safe tattooing practices while promoting art and culture in our community. We offer many services including mastectomy tattooing, microblading, scar correction and tattoo correction. If you are someone who is in need of self-harm scar coverup, mastectomy scar correction or a tattoo coverup due to racial or gang related tattoos, please reach out. You will not be judged. Our goal is to help people look forward to their future while overcoming their past.
Global Wordsmiths
Global Wordsmiths' mission is to create and advance a culture of language accessibility. This directly enables equitable access to services for English-learning immigrants and refugees who need these vital services to integrate and thrive, while also helping clients expand their service capacity, remain legally compliant, and build sustainable accessibility policies.
Hatboro Dish
We here at the dish treat every single customer as one of our own family members, from how we serve, to what we serve, from start and finish. Everyone has stake in this small town restaurant, it’s the hub of Hatboro, meeting place of many.
Naptural Beauty Supply LLC
Our Mission at Naptural Beauty Supply is to end the stigma around natural hair by empowering people to love themselves naturally by providing the tools, services, and knowledge necessary to aid in their journey. We will walk alongv side you. You are not alone.
Radiance Medical Group
We believe everyone deserves compassionate and respectful medical care. We have spent most of our careers working in medically disenfranchised communities and have come to the understanding that the way medicine is practiced in the US does a disservice to patients, communities, and physicians.
OHIO
A Wyse Choice Home Care LLC
As the need for Home Care services continues to grow, our goal is to fulfill that need by providing outstanding and exceptional care to those in need throughout Lucas County and surrounding areas. Establishing strong relationships with our clients and their family is essential to achieving the level of excellence as we provide warm, compassionate and quality care to each and every client.
Brandt Law Ltd.
Provide the whole community with completely accessible and affordable superior quality legal services both virtually and personally.
BrightSpot Communities LLC
The mission of BrightSpot Communities is to catalyze and facilitate social and environmental solutions that inspire vitality and prosperity for fragile and transitioning people and communities.
Mission of Love
The Mission of Love organization, since incipience 1989, has been able to help the poor of third world countries, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the Hurricane victims through its airlifts and truck transports of medical supplies, clothes, school supplies, building supplies, and emergency vehicles.
Reflections Hair Studio & Spa
Beauty. Confidence. Renewal.
Our professional staff is committed to providing an oasis where worries and stress are far from your mind.
MARYLAND
1 Year to Empowerment
The mission of 1 Year to Empowerment is to provide a year-long program that promotes self-esteem, self-respect, and self-reliance, and empowers middle and high school girls to make healthy choices, trusting friendships, and attainable goals. Our vision is to empower middle and high school girls to live happy, healthy, and balanced lives.
B’More Made with Pride Commercial Kitchen & Cafe
It is my mission to support entrepreneurship.
It is my mission to support the youth of Baltimore City by providing job opportunities.
It is my mission to become a leading manufacturer catering to small businesses like my own.
It is my absolute mission to create, build and leave a legacy for my children and community.
Baltimore Studio of Hair Design School of Cosmetology
Baltimore Studio Of Hair Design and Maryland Beauty Academy’s principal objective is our commitment to provide basic training to men and women who desire to enter into the world of cosmetology and to effectively prepare these men and women for the successful completion of their Maryland State Board Exams as well as to be prepared for an entry level position in a salon or job related field.
N&M Divine Cuisine & Events
Catering to meet your needs and budget with such passion and detail while providing a unique style and quality of “Divine” Cuisine that is sure to wow your taste buds!
A distinctive take on a mix between traditional, international and fine cuisine, using our innovative ideas to elevate events and execute each vision. For an event to remember, never settle for less...