Oxfam IN Uganda
OXFAM funds local nonprofits that aim to lift people out of poverty around the world. In Kampala, Uganda OXFAM funds a gardening program, a metal works program and a cooperative that enables entrepreneurship including the creation a new private school. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
NORTHSIDE BOXING CLUB
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, just a few miles from where George Floyd was murdered by police, a 501c3 nonprofit called Northside Boxing Club teaches youth the values of discipline, confidence, compassion and respect. The mission of Northside is to effect positive change in North Minneapolis young men through boxing, education, and physical fitness.
Rainforest Alliance IN Peru
East of the Andes, at the edge of the Amazon, small farmers and indigenous cooperatives work hand in hand with the Rainforest Alliance to achieve certification for their coffee and cacao crops. This highly sought seal, which can increase profits by up to twenty percent, is achieved through verified sustainable practices and reforestation. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
Jimmy Miller Foundation & United States Marine Corps
The Jimmy Miller Foundation, founded by the popular surfer's family after his suicide, believes that the ocean heals. Eric photographed this ocean therapy session with the Wounded Warrior Battalion West at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. Surf instructors from the foundation gave surf lessons to active military members who have been injured in the line of duty. These images were taken on assignment for “Citizen.” a quarterly journal from CBS.
Dell & Waterkeeper Alliance
Employing locals in Guerrero, Mexico, Waterkeeper Alliance is overseeing the collection of plastic bound for the Pacific Ocean. This plastic is then converted into packaging for Dell laptops.
Cadillac “Dare Greatly: Ray Villafane"
Cadillac's national "Dare Greatly" campaign features people that excel at their craft. Ray Villafane is an artist known for carving world famous pumpkins and creating oversized scarecrows from found objects. His work is featured annually by the New York Botanical Garden. Eric documented Villafane's process in the Arizona desert and the installation at the NYBG. The digital assets were used by Cadillac in their digital campaign.
The Climate Group’s RE: 100 Initiative
The initiative’s goal is to have all Fortune 100 companies carbon neutral by 2050. Eric travelled to North Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania and Northern California to document the clean energy of Hewlitt Packard Enterprises and Ikea.
The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation
A project of UnitedHealthcare’s Do Good. Live Well. initiative, the Team8 Tour positively impacted tens of thousands of students, families, and volunteers across the country in its mission to build healthy communities. Partnering with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, volunteers from UHC made improvements to high school athletic facilities across the country. Eric documented this initiative for CBS over the span of three years.
Allstate FOUNDATION’s PURPLE PURSE INITIATIVE
For Allstate's Purple Purse initiative, Eric and his team traveled to Lynchburg, VA to document the work Linda Ellis Williams, head of YWCA's domestic violence program. Allstate has developed a curriculum to give abuse survivors, like Linda, the financial tools to move ahead.
UnitedHealthcare & Second Harvest Heartland
Second Harvest Heartland organizes free farmers markets for at risk populations. Slightly blemished or irregular produce is donated by local farmers and distributed to people in need. This market, near Minneapolis, was staffed by United Healthcare volunteers.
CenturyLink & Habitat for Humanity
CenturyLink volunteers helped Habitat for Humanity build critically needed housing for homeless and disenfranchised residents of Denver. This photo set was created for internal and external CenturyLink communications.
Special Olympics OF Colorado
More than 50 years ago, Special Olympics launched a global movement to break down barriers and end discrimination against people with intellectual and physical disabilities. In Aurora, Colorado, public school students with disabilities are supported and encouraged through athletic activities that build confidence and improve self esteem. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
Clean Cooking Alliance IN Guatemala
In indigenous communities around Guatemala City and similar places throughout Latin America, indoor cooking with open flame is the cause of a myriad of health problems and choking air pollution. The Clean Cooking Alliance installs subsidized clean burning stoves which transform lives and improve communities. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
Team Rubicon: HURRICANE HARVEY RESPONSE
When Hurricane Harvey devastated a portion of the Gulf Coast and flooded communities around Houston, Team Rubicon, a nonprofit comprised of military veterans, jumped into action to supplement the government response to the disaster. Long after the search and rescue operations and the media had left Texas, Rubicon team members helped people pick up the pieces. Photographed on assignment for the CBS Corporation.
American Forests IN THE Lower Rio Grand Valley
In an effort to reverse the massive thorn scrub habitat loss at the US/Mexican border, nonprofit American Forests organized a large scale planting effort. Working with local students and church groups, American Forests improved the private land to increase chances of wildlife repopulation. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
Eden Reforestation Projects IN Haiti
Global nonprofit Eden Reforestation Projects opened nurseries in four Haitian provinces with a focus on agroforestry. By producing agroforestry trees, small-scale subsistence farmers can increase food production, and food from these trees can be used by their families or sold at local markets. In addition, Eden distributed trees to schools across their reforestation project sites in Haiti, where teachers and students are trained in the skills needed to start small nurseries and grow the seedlings. A few years after planting these trees in Haiti, they have become thriving forests. Photographed on assignment for the CBS Corporation.
Reading Partners IN TEXAS
Reading Partners, a national nonprofit, pairs mentors with students who are having difficulty with reading comprehension. Reading Partners works with schools in underserved communities to identify children who would benefit from the enhanced guidance. In Fort Worth, Texas a retired police chief mentors a local public school student, dramatically improving his reading skills. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
Playworks Los Angeles
Playworks, a national nonprofit, has developed a curriculum of organized recess activities, dramatically improving the social skills and cooperation of young learners. Students of a public school in South LA benefit from the Playworks activity in their classrooms and on the playground. Photographed on assignment for the CBS Corporation.
Women's Sports Foundation
The Women’s Sports Foundation was established in 1974 to advance the lives of women and girls through sports and physical activity. Their mission is to enable all girls to reach their potential in sports and life by providing financial fuel to aspiring champion athletes and by helping communities to get girls active. Professional athletes and Olympians serve as mentors to students like these girls in East LA. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
Whizz-Kidz IN THE UK
Whizz-Kidz transforms the lives of young wheelchair users across the United Kingdom, enabling them to become confident and independent young adults by providing them with motorized wheelchairs. In Leicester City, working class children with disabilities received their new life changing chairs. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
Arbor Day Foundation'S RESPONSE TO THE CAMP FIRE
The Arbor Day Foundation plants millions of trees. In the wake of the historic and deadly Camp Fire that destroyed the community of Paradise, California, the nonprofit undertook an initiative to restore the tree canopy on private lands. In the greenhouses of Arbor Day headquarters in Nebraska a large sapling cultivation is tended to by volunteers. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
GirlForward IN Chicago
GirlForward is a community of support dedicated to creating and enhancing opportunities for girls who have been displaced globally by conflict and persecution. They support girls in grades 9-12 who are refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers through three core programs. In Chicago, GirlForward is helping girls from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
World Bicycle Relief IN Kenya
World Bicycle Relief empowers people and communities, like this one in rural Kenya, through life-changing bicycles. The nonprofit helps people conquer the challenge of distance, achieve independence and thrive. Equipped with a Buffalo Bicycle from World Bicycle Relief, students, health workers and entrepreneurs in low-income regions create opportunities for themselves, their families and entire communities. Photographed on assignment for Givewith.
Women for Women International IN Rwanda
Women for Women International has developed a program that offers Rwandan women a constructive, dignified way to regain control of their lives. Through foundational training, women come to know and defend their rights and change the status quo. In the aftermath of the devastating 1994 Genocide, the challenge of creating a lasting peace depended greatly on the actions of women, who were the majority of survivors. Eric and team traveled to the Urugo Opportunity Center to document the healing and hard work.
Sustainable Surf IN Los Angeles
Sustainable Surf believes the ocean is the hero at the center of its story – and they can work with it to reverse climate change. At Sustainable Surf they're optimistic and solutions focused. The team wants to hack the system - for good. But there’s no time to waste. The global scientific consensus is clear - we have until 2030 to reduce our collective carbon footprint to avoid passing a catastrophic climate tipping point. Eric documented Sustainable Surf's kelp restoration initiative in the Santa Monica Bay.
Techbridge Girls IN Oakland
Techbridge Girls challenges gender, racial, and class bias in STEM fields and culture by developing gender responsive and culturally relevant STEM curricula that helps girls see their unique STEM lineage, community, interests and path to success. Eric documented the work of Techbridge in Oakland, California.
Volunteers of America IN Los Angeles
As one of the nation’s oldest and largest developers of affordable housing, the faith -based Volunteers of America has served nearly 20,000 seniors, veterans, and families in need yearly. VOA has provided safe shelter for thousands and basic school supplies for children across the country. Eric photographed three VOA programs, veteran's housing, shelter for unhoused LGBTQ youth and backpack distribution for underserved children.
First Book IN Atlanta
First Book is dedicated to ensuring that all children, regardless of their background or zip code, can succeed, by removing barriers to equitable education. First Book reaches 6.5 million kids each year in low-income communities across North America, providing books and resources through a powerful network of more than 600,000 individual educators, professionals and volunteers specifically serving children in need. Eric photographed educator Malik Ray and his students at Usher-Collier Elementary School in Atlanta to see the non-profit in action.