Monique Velásquez and her wife, Piper Kessler, have been working together as a filmmaking duo since 2003. Now, she helps other BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and women-owned businesses make their plans a reality through visual and audio media as well as business coaching. Velásquez and Kessler co-founded Velásquez Media, North Carolina’s first Latina-owned production company, in 2003.
Over the course of the program, students learn not only the concrete skills of art in different media, but how to develop and follow through on an artistic vision. By the end of the program, students have the opportunity to display their artwork in a public exhibition at the Durham Art Guild Gallery.
Red wolves are the most endangered wolves in the world, with fewer than 20 individuals surviving in the wild. About 290 are kept in captivity to preserve the species. The Museum of Life and Science is one of 45 facilities that house these rare wolves, which are only found in the wild in North Carolina.
H.E.A.R.T. has grown tremendously since its inception in June 2022. Initially, the program was only able to operate in a third of the city from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Oct. 23, 2023, a budget increase expanded the program to the entire city, with at least one team available from 6 a.m. to midnight. This has provided H.E.A.R.T. with the resources to help many more neighbors: the team celebrated its 20,000th response in late August. Even now, the program has room to grow.
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