People

Alison Thompson is often in the wrong place at the right time—by design. Between her rescue work for victims of natural disasters around the world and founding humanitarian organizations, the Miami-based founder of Third Wave Volunteers has been a very busy woman.

Channeling the pain of losing her own son to childhood cancer, Miami mom Silvia Vanni is working to help children in the same situation get the most out of life—and to find a cure for the disease once and for all.

Somy Ali wants to strike a blow to South Florida’s ranking as the second-worst city for human trafficking by helping one man, woman and child at a time.