Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit 'farm-to-vase' flower shop employs at-risk youth, is CNN's Hero of the Year
Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago's South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year.
(CNN, 2025-12-07T02:00:58Z)