Power The Future

POWER THE FUTURE

AUG. 19, 2023

Host Chachi Carvalho speaking from a podium with co-host Wujuudat Balogun smiling in the background.
Cortney Nicolato, president and CEO of United Way of Rhode Island, speaking from a podium.
Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos addressing an audience.
Family talking with representatives from the Met High School.
Family talking with representatives from IBEW Local 99.
Family looking at a prize wheel.
General Treasurer James Diossa posing with United Way of Rhode Island staff and partners.
Youth interacting with the University of Rhode Island's geology and geological oceanography display.
Youth building windmills.
Nina Pande, executive director of Skills for Rhode Island's Future, speaking from a podium.
Co-host Marco Antonio Lima speaking from a podium.
Lexus Fernandez, American motivational speaker and co-founder of Soulita, speaks from a podium.
Juan Wilson Jr., founder and CEO of The MUSE Foundation of Rhode Island, speaking from a podium.
Youth interacting with extended reality (XR) technology.
Marcy Reyes, founder and CEO of the Financial Literacy Youth (FLY) Initiative, speaking from a podium.
United Way 211 in Rhode Island staff standing in front of the 211 recreational vehicle (RV).
Valerie Tutson, founder and executive director of Rhode Island Black Storytellers, speaking from a podium.
Roberto Gonzalez, executive director of STEAM Box, speaking from a podium.
Mayor Brett Smiley posing with United Way of Rhode Island staff and partners.
Lanre Ajakaiye, chief development officer for United Way of Rhode Island, talking with Ellie Paris-Miranda.
Family of volunteers posing in matching Power The Future polo shirts.
Nirva LaFortune, executive director of City Year Providence, posing with another attendee.
Co-host Jully Myrthil speaking from a podium.
Zainabou Thiam, CEO of Sunu Body and co founder and president of Silence is Violence: 401, speaking from a podium.

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