Photo by Tamario C13

Who I’ve Helped So Far…

A dormitory room with multiple metal bunk beds with colorful patterned mattresses. The room has tiled flooring and cream-colored walls decorated with cartoon bear murals, flowers, and Spanish text. There is a window with curtains letting in natural light.
Group of four diverse young adults standing inside an office, holding a Sony PlayStation 5 console, smiling at the camera.
A group of diverse people, including children and elderly, standing in line outdoors under a roof, holding red bags, with tropical plants behind them. Some people are smiling, and one person appears to be helping another.
A group of people, including children and adults, smiling and taking a selfie in a rustic interior with wooden beams and hanging decorations.

Top left. Shared girls bedroom at Acarpin, Hogar de Niñez y Juventud. Top Right. Brian takes photo with staff at Acarpin, accepting a PS5 as a donation. Bottom left. Brian is asked for a photo by two brothers in Supía, Colombia. Bottom right. Brian gives an elderly woman a hug goodbye after she received her gifts for Christmas.

Thank you Coach Jenny for the $50 donation!

Why Love for Mi Gente is Needed

  • Group of smiling children and adults taking a selfie indoors with a wooden ceiling and decorative pieces in the background.

    Passion is the fuel necessary to create change.

  • A man with dreadlocks and a backpack giving a hug to an elderly woman in a black shirt. There are bags and other people in the background, in an outdoor setting with a thatched roof overhead.

    In a world filled with messages of hate and uncertainty, genuine love is needed now more than ever.

  • Photos of fans at a sporting event, many wearing green and white striped jerseys, some smiling and waving, in a stadium.

    The world becomes a bigger place when we expand our minds.

Luz de Esperanza Fund

El mundo está mejor porque existes tú.

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Donated a Playstation 5 to an orphanage in Copacobana, Colombia..

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Provided toys to 100 kids living in poverty in Supía, Caldas, Colombia.

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Provided 30 elders without family with a new pillow and blanket in Supía, Caldas, Colombia.

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Every act of generosity—big or small—helps build a world that reflects our shared values. Your support moves us all closer to a brighter tomorrow.

Our Positive Impact

"I’ll never forget the day their support reached me. Thanks to this donation program, I had access to the resources I needed to get back on my feet. I’m not just getting by anymore — I’m building something stronger."

A man with gray hair sitting on the edge of a padded bench, wearing a blue sweater and khaki pants, with his hands resting on the bench, posed against a plain light background.
A woman with curly brown hair sitting on a beige bench against a plain wall, looking to her right. She is wearing a sleeveless beige sweater and matching beige pants, with her bare feet on a small rug.

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People Reached

A middle-aged man with a short gray beard, wearing a brown polo shirt and beige pants, sitting on a bench against a beige wall with a neutral expression.
A woman with short, blonde hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and beige pants sitting on a beige cushioned bench while reading a book. There is a large green leafy plant on the left and sunlight casting shadows through a window, creating a pattern on the wall behind her.

A Story of Impact and Connection

Cultivating a more connected world by inspiring empathy through creative innovation.

Never in my life as a sheltered, black child of a split family did I ever think that I would find myself so far outside of my hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. And never would I have thought that in this place I would experience the true meaning of love, community, connection snd empathy. It is based on these values, that this incredible city and country has given me time and time again, that Amor Por Mi Gente builds its roots.

Learning to communicate in a second language has opened my mind, my heart and my world to so many new experiences, friendships, possibilities and perspectives. My beliefs have changed from closed off, individualisms to familial acceptance of all. My faith has been tested and strengthened because of my willingness to grow. My level of humility and empathy have been molded into my being.

Amor Por Mi Gente is the bouquet of love I've formulated from my life's experiences and my love for differences. It is my intention to pour out my love, my curiosities, my empathy, my respect for marginalized communities here on this platform, in its projects, in its community and in its collective experiences.

It is my mission to spread love to heal, to empower, to amplify and acknowledge, and to honor the best of humanity. As a sheltered, black child, I have and will forever hold a special place in my heart for the beautiful human beings of the Latín community. Ustedes representan lo mejor de la humanidad y merecen todo lo bueno que ofrece la vida. Que Dios les bendiga siempre. Acá en Amor Por Mi Gente, siempre tienes un amigo y un espacio lleno de amor.

Amor Por Mi Gente has been a developing seed inside my heart and mind for a better part of my working career as a self-taught video professional. Throughout my 13 year career and in my adjacent personal lífe, I have been searching for deeper connection and community. At times I was able to grasp those elusive desires in my life on various sets but when the job was done, lífe for me went back to lacking those things again. As lífe naturally does, the ups became downs and downs became ups. After a dark period of my lífe from 2016-2019, my world started to expand again and my desire to grow as well. In 2020, during the strangest period of our collective lives I began to reflect on a brighter outcome for my future and decided that some past goals needed to be addressed and overcome. One of those goals, the most life-changing one yet, becoming fluent in Spanish would lead me on a journey over the next 4 years that would cause that seed in my mind and in my heart to begin to finally sprout.

Who would have guessed that thousands of miles away in a country, who's name had once piqued my interest, would become the answer to my prayers. In July of 2021, I embarked on the riskiest leap of faith I had taken in my life since the literal leap I had taken in Wisconsin at 30,000 feet in the air. With $5,000 to my name and my first official year as a full-time freelance video professional behind me, I purchased a 3-month round trip ticket to Medellín, Colombia to study the Spanish language and achieve my goal of becoming fluent in Spanish.