For Aura Garduño, obtaining her U.S. citizenship after 18 years of living in Florida allows her a newfound sense of security, plus the opportunity to create more permanent roots and be her authentic, colorful self.

Frank Wooden is a groundskeeper and brother of the owner of Lincoln Memorial Park in Miami, where their parents are both buried. Wooden feels it’s vital to preserve this historic Black cemetery he devotes himself to, the place where he feels at home.

Sonya Mallard’s sense of home in Florida deepened in 2013 when she discovered the Moore Cultural Complex in Mims near Titusville, where she became the cultural coordinator.

Katie Seeright's daughter, Adeline, suffers from Aicardi syndrome, which prevents then 6-year-old from being able to take care of herself.

Josh Nixon’s home isn’t a house or even a town, but rather a pair of metal-plated shoes. He found his passion through teaching tap dance and strives to preserve its rich history and cultural identity, which began from a place of oppression.

While gentrification continues to consume Newtown’s historic Black neighborhood, Atkins remains as an advocate and protector for the tight-knit community.

Fourth-generation Central Florida citrus grower Eddie White has seen urbanization and citrus disease threaten the industry and his way of life, but he honors his heritage by running his family’s grove in new ways.

Miriam Bettant runs a French bakery with her husband in South Beach. Though the space faces upheaval, she’s determined to remain in an area she loves.

Steve Friedman said he "needed a life change.” A passion for environmental activism led him to the water.

From staying in laundromats for warmth to becoming an established poet, Yuki Jackson has experienced the dark and light sides of Florida. She uses these experiences, as well as her gift of poetry, to help children in her Tampa community of Sulphur Springs through the organization known as The Battleground.

Students chosen for the project get an intense dose of journalism, and are paired the entire time with a professional journalist who serves as their mentor. Each one of the students is paid for their work.

With single-use plastics destroying our oceans, the fight for environmental change is growing. So much in fact that one South Florida resident quit her job as a teacher to give a hand in the battle.