Sixto Cancel — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and CEO of Think of Us (TOU), a social enterprise transforming the U.S. child welfare system.
Led TOU to raise $47.5M via TED’s Audacious Project to shift $10B towards child welfare transformation.
Built the largest known dataset of 38,000 current and former foster youth, influencing over $400M in federal pandemic funds.
Co-leads the Center for Lived Experience, whose 'Away From Home' report informed a congressional investigation and was cited three times in U.S. Supreme Court arguments.
Streamlined access to $125M in housing vouchers for young people by collaborating with states and HUD.
Runs Virtual Support Services (VSS), a frontline support model operating in California, Georgia, and greater Boston with a 95%+ needs met rate.

Biography

Sixto Cancel is a social entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Think of Us (TOU). He established TOU with the mission to transform the U.S.

child welfare system and enhance outcomes for the millions of families it impacts. The organization is guided by individuals with lived experience and collaborates with governments and lived experts to utilize technology, data, research, and design in developing a new child welfare system that is responsive to the needs of the people it serves.