Inside Books Project is an Austin-based organisation that sends free books and educational materials to prisoners in Texas. The initiative works to promote reading, literacy, and education among incarcerated individuals and to educate the general public on issues of incarceration.

Funded by Awesome Austin.

Mālama Pūpūkea-Waimea is a youth program consisting of a series of fun, hands-on, educational workshops for children that focus on marine science, environmental stewardship, and Hawaiian culture.

Funded by Awesome Oahu.

The annual Come Out & Play Festival provides a forum for new types of public games and play. The mission is to bring together a public eager to rediscover the world around them through play with designers interested in producing innovative new games and experiences.

Funded by Awesome San Francisco.

Belle Isle to 8 Mile is an insider’s guide to Detroit. It’s a comprehensive, curated, printed guide to Detroit featuring over 1,000 sites, attractions, and curiosities from the essential to the obscure.

Funded by Awesome Detroit.