As Alexie Torres grew up in South Bronx housing projects as the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants, she learned that, despite how much she loved her family and community, the world would define her success by how far away she could escape from them. So in her 20s, she left the Bronx for Manhattan. Working a corporate career, she became “a conscientious objector to [her] own story" -- until she reconnected with her community as an activist and organizer. Now she is a national voice on issues of faith, community organizing, and the sacred work of social justice. She founded Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, with the mission to prepare young people to become prophetic voices for peace and justice. “[To have] people coming from the margins and into the center,” Torres reflected, “… that's where the heart of my planning heart was born.” For her body of work, she has been named one of "50 Visionaries Changing Our World."