Cohort 4 (2021-2022)

FLOUR POWER DELIVERY

Hannah is the founder of Flour Power Delivery, a bakery and delivery service primarily serving the disabled community in the Twin Cities.

Hannah will use the fellowship to expand the mission of Flour Power into a social enterprise that eliminates access barriers to food and the kitchen for disabled people, using consultation and food delivery services that center disabled people and their experiences.

THE RIGHT REACH

Charie is taking her experience running youth programming to develop on an idea for a social enterprise that will reduce disparities for young people aging out of foster care, providing a home and healing space for self-development, professional growth, and financial stability through training and placement in high-demand career fields.

MELANATED MAMAS

Monica is increasing awareness and understanding of maternal wellness and mortality in the Black, Indigenous, People of Color community through her business Melanated Mamas.

Press Coverage:

Woodbury Patch: Woodbury Woman Works to Support BIPOC Moms and Moms-To-Be

RAEDIAL READS

With a background in Library and Information Science, Katie is working to balance the injustices in current cataloging systems by creating a database that forges pathways for equity and inclusion in libraries.

NORTHEND CONSULTING LLC

Starting with Adult Foster Care and branching out to general human and social service areas, Chou is working on bringing cultural consciousness into healthcare and social services consulting, expanding on simply translating and into translating with nuance.

LUUM COLLECTIVE

Ashleyn is tackling waste and the environmental footprint of the events industry by creating a sustainable events academy and creative design agency educating designers and industry professionals on building sustainable and social impact practices into their own businesses and events.

Press Coverage:

The Racquet Press: UWL alumni works to reduce environmental impact through The Finnovation Institute

SANKOFA SWIM INTERNATIONAL

With a background coaching swimming and doctoral research focused on how to encourage African American mothers to swim, Ayanna is working to address drowning disparities among people of color by developing a culturally relevant swim curriculum.

Press Coverage:

UROC: Mother May I Swim?

Brittany is using the fellowship to develop her idea for reducing Black maternal mortality and morbidity by opening a Holistic Maternal Care center.