Helping difference makers make a bigger difference.
Every community has difference makers who do important work that improves the health and wellness of their neighbors. Care Access partners with these difference makers to support their ongoing missions.
We support 6 Types of Difference with 6 Areas of Expertise
6 Types of Difference
- Food & Nutrition
- Environment & Fitness
- Youth & Education
- Community Service
- Healthcare Access
- Arts & Culture
6 Areas of Expertise
- Community Workspaces
- Mobile Infrastructure
- Creative Studio
- Strategic Planning
- Seed Funding
- Health Screenings
Difference Makers Highlights.
COUP Council
Supporting the COUP Council in their effort to retain Lakota culture and to bring justice and healing to the Oceti Sakowin territory.
- Creative Studio
COUP Council
Supporting the COUP Council in their effort to retain Lakota culture and to bring justice and healing to the Oceti Sakowin territory.
- Creative Studio
Vision Cameroon
Teaming up with VisionC to empower Cameroonian youth through basketball, inspiring a generation to create a brighter future and to nurture tomorrow's leaders.
- Creative Studio
- Strategic Planning & Charter Development
Wakpá Wasté Counseling Services
Helping Michelle West bring healing and support to her Lakota community by telling her own story of struggle, healing and growth.
- Creative Studio
SKS Forest Group
Assisting the SKS Agribusiness Conference, designed to equip HBCU students with knowledge and practical skills to build sustainable and autonomous agricultural industries in their communities.
- Creative Studio
- Mobile Infrastructure
National Indian Youth Leadership Project
Backing NIYLP's mission to help Native and Indigenous youth develop healthy lifestyles and strong connections to the natural world to build a generation of resilient young people to positively impact their communities and nations.
- Community Workspace
- Creative Studio
- Mobile Infrastructure
Brazilian Partners
Amplifying the impact of local community groups in Brazil.
- Creative Studio
- Mobile Infrastructure
- Strategic Planning & Charter Planning
Stories Coming Soon
Difference Makers are grassroots-driven community groups working to make a lasting difference.
Types of
DifferenceCategories of Impact that We Support
Care Access supports community groups who help people mobilize across 6 categories to build a better community, live richer lives, and make a meaningful impact.
01
Food & Nutrition
01 Food & Nutrition
The food we eat, and the culture around how we consume food, shape so much of who we are and how we live. Food has the power to heal and transform lives. Mobilizing around food and nutrition has allowed some of our community partners to bring healthier meals to in-need homes, to build a sense of shared identity through culturally-relevant food options, and to simply gather families around the same table.
02
Environment & Fitness
02 Environment & Fitness
Each of us, and the communities that we live in, are shaped by our environment. Where we spend our time shapes so much of who we are. Furthermore, the environment and its history shapes our lives today. Enriching our environment, learning about its history, and encouraging us to live in and benefit from our surroundings, are what some of our community partners do to help their community members live richer lives.
03
Youth Programs & Education
03 Youth Programs & Education
Dedicating time, energy, care, and resources into the youth of our communities is an investment into their health and well-being for generations to come. Many of our partners focus on bringing opportunities to the youth in their communities as they strive to empower, protect, and equip them to build a thriving future together.
04
Community Service
04 Community Service
Serving one another, having a shared sense of responsibility, identity, and bond are at the heart of how communities are formed and thrive. Many of our partners focus on channeling a shared sense of responsibility through acts of service to help those who are most in need in their community.
05
Healthcare Access
05 Healthcare Access
Communities stick together in sickness and in health. Healthier times bring opportunities for rich, bountiful lives and vibrant communities. Times of illness that inevitably come present opportunities for neighbors to help one another and strengthen communal bonds. Some of our partners focus on increasing healthcare access by supporting health maintenance and disease prevention, bringing opportunities to diagnose illnesses sooner, and making therapies and treatments known and within reach.
06
Arts & Culture
06 Arts & Culture
Art has the power to uplift and bind communities as an expression of individual and collective experiences, pride, and solidarity. Many of our partners support cultural activities, much of which has art woven throughout, to reinforce the shared heartbeat of their community.
Areas of
ExpertiseStrengths We Share With Difference Makers
Because every community is unique, we take a measured, collaborative approach to how we partner. These are 6 areas of expertise that Care Access makes available.
Community Workspaces
Invest in community workspaces for our partners to meet, collaborate, and make a difference.
Mobile Infrastructure
Equip our partners with vehicles, mobile units, and essential infrastructure to keep their mission moving forward.
Creative Studio
Support our partners with video production, photography, design or marketing services to help tell their stories.
Strategic Planning and Charter Development
Help our partners develop their ideas and build a strategy to power the mission.
Seed Funding
Offer financial support (when appropriate) so our partners can do more to help their communities.
Health Screenings
Bring advanced health risk assessment opportunities to the local community.
Elevate Your Community
Does your community group need support making a bigger impact?
Philosophy
We have seen time and again that so much can be achieved by mobilizing people and trying new, often hard, things. With effort and perseverance, insurmountable challenges can be overcome and new opportunities become possible. And along the way, despite personal sacrifices, we live meaningful lives that are filled with a great sense of purpose.
We launched the Difference Makers program to amplify the impact of leaders and organizations that advocate for, and work to uplift, their communities.
We believe that by supporting even a fraction of the capacity building efforts led by difference makers, we can contribute to a cross-generational impact that benefits us all and helps our communities live longer, healthier and more joyful lives.
A brighter future is ahead, and we are here to support those building the core of what’s to come, one community at a time.
From our hearts to yours,
Behind
the Scenes
Our team is committed to supporting Difference Makers in achieving their missions.
Our collaborative approach enables us to work side-by-side with difference makers to create meaningful change and uplift their communities one project at a time.
Help Us Support Difference Makers
Care Access is honored to support difference makers in communities around the world. Funding for the program comes from the Difference Makers Fund.
We welcome others to join us in funding this important work so we can help more community groups make a bigger impact in their communities.