Brooks Canavesi Nominated for Jefferson Award

Frontline Initiative Co-Founder Brooks Canavesi was recently nominated for the Jefferson Awards for Public Service.



Nomination submitted by one of our volunteers

Description of how his efforts impact the community:
Brooks created a new paradigm of social service delivery. By meeting the population’s needs at a level where it had meaning to the participant, he was able to engage those who would have otherwise been marginalized by existing models of social service delivery systems. Young people are learning to use technology in their housing units. The very young are receiving drug-free musically interactive presentations schools. Residents of public housing units are growing their own organic produce. Families and their terminally ill children are being financially supported.

Short story that demonstrates the character and qualities of the individual and his volunteer efforts:
Brooks’ first efforts centered on proving to a friend that positive peer pressure can impact people’s lives using creative means. Because of that effort, an international T-shirt company was founded which delivers drug, alcohol and tobacco free messages to the youth of the US and UK. From this, the rest of Frontline Initiative’s programs came in to fruition. Brooks, a trained IT specialist and financial advisor, tirelessly encourages everyone to meet citizens at their level and together create paths to excellence.