Hakeem Ruiz is the Vice President of an organization called The Block Gives Back. The Block Gives back is a non profit organization that aims to promote community involvement and engagement by targeting issues within the community and devising a plan to recruit local volunteers, businesses, organizations and community leaders to help in working towards a solution.

Created by a group of friends from high school, this organization is showing up for communities all over the city of Philadelphia in a big way to give back and promote community involvement and support. Their mission has caught the attention of The Rachel Ray Show and other major media outlets, as well as a guest appearance and support from comedian Kevin Hart who came to town to collaborate with The Block Gives Back and support the block he grew up on here in Philly. 

On this episode of Be The Good Podcast, Hakeem is here to share with us the incredible work this organization is doing and all the ways that you can get involved and support this amazing mission.

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