Bruce Matos is one of those students whose accomplishments would fit more comfortably into a book, not a page. The rising senior was awarded AP Scholar With Honors his junior year, when his course load included four APs. He is an Eagle Scout, a black belt in Kung Fu, founder/president of the HOSA Health Professionals
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by Bruce M. Years of scouting taught me that service has always been about far more than the act of giving; it’s about connection, growth, and showing up for people the way they show up for you. My experience with Joshua’s Heart Foundation (JHF) over the past few years has been a powerful illustration of
by Natoya S. At first, I saw it as only a get away from the immense stacks of homework and teachers telling me what to do. Excitement rushed through my body as I told my best friend about the three-day trip and a smile danced across my lips as her mom said “Yes! “ to
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An Unexpected Journey of Growth and Inspiration by Liz J. It started with an email. An email that detailed a leadership program, one which pertained to all things “nature-y” and “outdoorsy”, coated with Wisconsin’s leftover winter chill. It was everything I wasn’t; the definition of ‘so not my forte.’ I wasn’t really set on going
Meet Daniela, our JAB Co-Vice Chair, Head of Operations and the founder of Rising Sun at Sunset. Rising Sun at Sunset is a project aimed at promoting social equity while reducing waste. The idea was born from her personal practice of recycling, reusing and repurposing goods at home. As such, Phase I of her project
The CT Junior Advisory Board includes four friends who are all Eagle Scouts in their local troop. They are passionate about community service, raising awareness and contributing to surrounding underserved communities, particularly public schools. To date, the CT JAB has organized, collected and donated over 10,000 books and more than 7,000 school supplies to elementary
Over this past spring break, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Chemencherry, India in order to visit the physically and cognitively challenged children at the Monfort Community Development Society (MCDS). Under the guidance of Joshua’s Heart and the Junior Advisory Board, my need for social advocacy and to make a change in the
by Aakash Suresh Earlier this year, the Junior Advisory Board (JAB) Chair, Celeste K., hosted their first in person monthly JAB meeting in October 2021 at the Pelican Community Park in the City of Sunny Isles Beach, (the space was donated by the city, we are thankful). Celeste organized and arranged this meeting in October. With
My name is Ariana Unda, and I am a JAB Alumni. In 2019-2020, I was the past Vice-Chair of the Junior Advisory Board for Joshua’s Heart Foundation. The first time I volunteered with JHF, we made Hope-Boxes and handed them out to the homeless. They were so incredibly grateful for what they were receiving, it
I first met Josh in my seventh grade drama class when we were asked to share a fun fact about ourselves. When it was his turn to share, he spoke about how he had created a foundation when he was four and a half years old. I was hooked from that momen,t as I have
