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For Immediate Release From Obama Foundation CEO, Valerie Jarrett!


January 20, 2017, was an unforgettable day (for many reasons). In addition to serving as the final day of the Obama Presidency, five years ago today, President and Mrs. Obama launched the Obama Foundation.

Since then, we’ve been hard at work inspiring, empowering, and connecting people to change their world for the better. So we’re taking a moment today to celebrate with these five key ways we’re making a difference.

More than a look back, this is the work that will shape our next five years and beyond. I hope you’ll join us on this special journey.

Sincerely,

—Valerie

Valerie Jarrett
Obama Foundation CEO

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WE ARE EMPOWERING THE NATION!:

THE OBAMA FOUNDATION TURNS 5!

Celebrating our first five years with five ways we’re making a difference.


Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the Obama Foundation. That’s five years of inspiring, empowering, and connecting people to change their world for the better. It’s a vision President and Mrs. Obama shared as they left the White House in 2017. They asked all of us to help shape it. And together, we’ve been able to accomplish so much.

That’s why today, we’re celebrating five key ways we’re making a difference. More than a look back, this is the living foundation for our next five years and beyond. So take a moment to celebrate along with us. Then sign up to receive email updates as we train the next generation of leaders and bring the Obama Presidential Center to life.

1. We’re inspiring and empowering the next generation

From the beginning, our focus has been on giving emerging leaders the tools they need to be successful. Five years later, we’ve launched nine leadership programs and served thousands of changemakers around the world. We’ve brought the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance https://www.obama.org/mbka/ and the Girls Opportunity Alliance https://www.obama.org/girlsopportunityalli... into the fold, building on President Obama’s call to serve and nurture boys and young men of color and expanding Mrs. Obama’s work to ensure that 98 million adolescent girls get the education they deserve.

Learn more HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODVxuN6m6E...

2. We’re connecting leaders across borders

Beyond training, one of the biggest assets we offer young leaders is a network of peers that gives them the opportunity to learn from each other. Through our regional Leaders programs in Europe https://www.obama.org/europe-2022/, Africa https://www.obama.org/africa-2022/, and Asia Pacific https://www.obama.org/asia-pacific-19/, we’ve connected 600 emerging leaders from around the world. And as they learn from each other, we’re also learning from them. President Obama has met with hundreds of our leaders and joined them for small roundtable conversations to hear first hand how the Foundation can support their work.

In partnership with the University of Chicago and Columbia University, we’ve also designed the innovative Scholars program, which offers leaders from around the world leadership development, networking activities, and trainings throughout the academic year.

3. We’re building a new world-class destination on the South Side

In September 2021, we broke ground on the Obama Presidential Center in historic Jackson Park. Reaching that milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the vibrant local businesses, organizations, and community leaders that make this city such a great place to call home. Together, they raised their voices and gave their time in support of our mission.

As construction continues, our team will keep working with city agencies and partner organizations to create jobs through our Workforce Initiative https://www.obama.org/updates/opc-workforc... drive economic opportunity, and unlock the potential that has always existed on the South Side.

Learn more HERE!: https://www.obama.org/the-center/groundbre...

4. We’re honoring those on whose shoulders we stand

We know that President Obama’s story wouldn’t have been possible without the contributions of fearless activists that came before him. That’s why the Obama Presidential Center experience will celebrate the people and movements that defined his presidency, from Selma to the March on Washington. By preserving their legacy, generations of visitors will find new inspiration to pick up the baton and put their own change into the world.

Learn more HERE!: https://www.obama.org/5-years/?utm_source=...

5. We’re moving people from hope to action

In President Obama’s farewell speech he asked us all to believe “not in my ability to bring about change, but in yours.” Because when everyday people show up, dive in and take action, the world gets better. Whether it’s natural disasters https://www.obama.org/updates/tornado-reli... the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.obama.org/covid-community-care... or protests for equality and justice https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/, we’re providing resources to inspire and empower hundreds of thousands of people to transform their hopes and dreams—and even anguish—into action. And moving people to action is the ultimate measure of our work.

Read and learn more by clicking the links HERE!: https://www.obama.org/5-years/?utm_source=...
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