On October 2nd, CNN announced the Top 10 finalists for the CNN Heroes of 2014 award, including Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes, the founder of Los Patojos, the JustWorld International partner project in Guatemala.

Since its inception, CNN Heroes has received tens of thousands of submissions from more than 100 countries and profiled over 200 heroes. For being named a finalist by a CNN chosen committee, Romero Fuentesreceives a $25,000 grant. He is now in the running for a chance to win an additional $100,000 grant for his project, Los Patojos, which will be up to the general public to decide.

If you missed Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes’ CNN Heroes segment, check it out here!

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