While gentrification continues to consume Newtown’s historic Black neighborhood, Atkins remains as an advocate and protector for the tight-knit community.

Fourth-generation Central Florida citrus grower Eddie White has seen urbanization and citrus disease threaten the industry and his way of life, but he honors his heritage by running his family’s grove in new ways.

Miriam Bettant runs a French bakery with her husband in South Beach. Though the space faces upheaval, she’s determined to remain in an area she loves.

Steve Friedman said he "needed a life change.” A passion for environmental activism led him to the water.

From staying in laundromats for warmth to becoming an established poet, Yuki Jackson has experienced the dark and light sides of Florida. She uses these experiences, as well as her gift of poetry, to help children in her Tampa community of Sulphur Springs through the organization known as The Battleground.

Students chosen for the project get an intense dose of journalism, and are paired the entire time with a professional journalist who serves as their mentor. Each one of the students is paid for their work.

With single-use plastics destroying our oceans, the fight for environmental change is growing. So much in fact that one South Florida resident quit her job as a teacher to give a hand in the battle.

Elizabeth Eubanks intertwines her gardening and educating skills to teach members of her community how to grow their own food as climate change and food insecurity threaten the food supply.

As climate change threatens Florida’s iconic manatees, Cora Berchem fights to make sure they aren’t down for the count.

Native American environmentalist and artist Houston Cypress is concerned that climate change will harm native plants that are integral to Miccosukee cultural practices. His nonprofit, Love the Everglades, combines education, art and spirituality to advocate for restoring the land that he calls the river of grass.

Kathy Guindon, the director of the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center, uses her passion for the ocean to teach and encourage children to become future stewards of the environment in order to combat climate change.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made street-based sex workers even more vulnerable. Ashunte Coleman, a Black trans woman, provides health services, resources, and a safe space for her community.