Meet Gleides Yuldrey Garcia Restrepo. Since arriving in 2010 as a Colombian refugee, Gleides has turned culture, courage, and kai into Mi Casa Es Su Casa — transitioning off government support into full economic independence.

2026 wins:

🥟 Frozen beef & chicken empanadas

🧀 Buñuelos & pandebonos

🫓 Arepa finger cheese

🧀 PLUS 18 months of grit getting approval for her Colombian cheese!

Sueños grandes. Logros reales. We’re proud to walk beside this wahine toa 💛