The foundation works to break down the stigma around mental illness and emotional distress, specifically within the African-American community, but also in the general society. Majeed: A team of MITRE staff and I volunteer with the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. And a lot of times you see that translate directly into MITRE folks getting involved. They've never heard of Engineers Without Borders before. A lot of folks, you know, get so excited when they hear about it. I'm currently working on a project in Panama where we're trying to build a library and technology center in this indigenous community. Koermer: I've been volunteering with Engineers Without Borders USA for over eight years now.
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We're focused on how to provide bail relief, we're focusing on how to support voting rights type things, as well as civil and criminal and housing discrimination and and also excessive force type issues. And other major initiative is our Social Justice Fund. And the purpose of it was really to help out with the livelihood of African Americans, not only in San Antonio, but across the rest of the nation.
I think it's working together as a collective that we're able to have the greatest impact.īlount: I'm chair of an organization called the San Antonio Area African-American Community Fund. You know, I got to do that 24/7 to try to help out as much as possible. It just gets to you and you say, I gotta do more. Natasha Koermer: I think it's so challenging to read the news and just think about all of the injustices in the world.īobby Blount: You hear some of the stories and you really learn what people are up against.
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