The MFJS Reporter — Winter 2020 T-R

Manda Wittebort has dedicated her life’s work to humanitarian efforts and volunteering to ensure that students and youth have support they may be lacking and are better set up to thrive in society. Wittebort worked to broaden her perspective on youth issues locally, nationally, and globally.

Wittebort studied at Rollins College for her undergraduate degree in Developmental Psychology. It is during this time that she found a sense of belonging and purpose within the humanitarian and youth support sectors. 

During Wittebort’s time in college, she began volunteering for JUMP or “Join us in making progress” as well as the organization, “Give kids the world.” These programs pushed Wittebort out of the ‘Rollins College bubble’ and enabled her to understand the world around her a little bit better.

“We were a group that had different issue areas—I had chosen youth and families, there was also health and environment, youth and homelessness. We would plan monthly service events for all of campus, throughout the Orlando area,” said Wittebort.