Introducing Reclamation Ventures’ second impact grant recipient
Reclamation Ventures has closed its second round of $5,000 impact grants! We’re thrilled to announce that Kate Herrera Jenkins (@sacajamama) is the recipient of our Fall 2019 Impact Grant to support her work at Native Strength Revolution (@nativestrengthrevolution), which “provides yoga training to existing community members who already have relationships with those who live on Indian Reservations.”
“We provide training for Indigenous trainees to teach yoga classes to their own community members. Yoga needs no equipment — only a space and a teacher. Through my yoga business, I have seen transformations elevate people out of obesity, trauma, depression and addiction. I’m confident we will see EVEN greater transformations on the reservation. With yoga, we aim to teach Indigenous people the skills they need to rise above their challenges.” — Kate Herrera Jenkins
As the founder of Yoga Foster, a nonprofit that focuses on supporting educators to lead yoga and mindfulness programming in their classrooms, I believe strongly in decentralizing who deserves to lead wellness programming, particularly when addressing yoga. By identifying and elevating known and trusted leaders in communities, we can ensure we are increasing health equity through more authentic and relatable means.
Learn how you can support their work by following them @nativestrengthrevolution or visiting their website: nativestrengthrevolution.org.
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Nicole Cardoza is the founder and Executive Director of Yoga Foster, a national nonprofit that makes yoga and mindfulness accessible to public schools through subsidized training, videos and yoga mats. She’s also the founder of Reclamation Ventures, a fund investing in underestimated entrepreneurs making wellness accessible. She’s a serial entrepreneur, seasoned speaker, and nomad. nicoleacardoza.com
