Dr. Theresa Pringle wins Visionary Leader Award at Influencer Magazine Awards 2026

Dr. Theresa Pringle received the Visionary Leader Award at the Influencer Magazine Awards E2 on July 1, 2026, recognizing her work helping people escape homelessness and rebuild stability. The award spotlights her New Jersey-based organizations, which combine case management, employment pathways and training for vulnerable communities.

Why it matters: - The award recognizes work that goes beyond emergency shelter and targets the long-term barriers tied to homelessness, including health, education and employment. - Dr. Theresa Pringle’s model combines direct services, job access and training, which can help people avoid repeated housing instability. - The recognition also elevates a family-run, community-based approach that has reached clients in New Jersey and beyond.

What happened: - Dr. Theresa Pringle received the Visionary Leader Award at the Influencer Magazine Awards E2 on July 1, 2026. - The honor recognized her advocacy for individuals and families affected by homelessness and unstable housing. - Dr. Pringle is based in New Jersey. - The award announcement highlighted her work with Pringle’s Pit Stop, Pringle’s Cleaning Services and Pringle’s Training Services.

The details: - Dr. Pringle said homelessness affects “health, education, employment, dignity, and opportunity.” - Dr. Pringle said she has experienced street homelessness, couch surfing and shelter living. - Pringle’s Pit Stop was founded in 2019. - Pringle’s Pit Stop serves people experiencing homelessness or at immediate risk of homelessness in the greater Newark, New Jersey area and nearby metropolitan communities. - The organization offers mobile, remote and on-site case management. - Pringle’s Pit Stop also provides daily living skills training. - The organization trains outside service providers, community groups, corporate leaders and employees on “The New Face of Case Management.” - Its guiding philosophy is “Make It Make Sense. Change the Mindset, Change the Outcome.” - The organization’s core values are No Judgement, Person Centered Planning, Empowerment, Accountability, Equity, Integrity and Compassion. - Dr. Pringle founded Pringle’s Cleaning Services in 2022. - The cleaning business hires people experiencing homelessness, people in shelter and people recently released from prison. - The company provides work-value and employment-readiness training. - Dr. Pringle also founded Pringle’s Training Services to train nonprofits, community organizations and faith-based groups. - That training arm focuses on helping organizations support people facing disparity and build “Proactive Options over Reactive Responses.” - Dr. Pringle has trained in Dubai and worked with the government of India. - She received the IFEA 2025 Award from The Association of Applied Research in Delhi, India. - Kennedy University in Paris, France named her an Honorarium Professor and Honorarium Peace Ambassador. - Dr. Pringle collaborated with St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to help Pringle’s Pit Stop clients pursue college outside urban areas. - Her son, a college admissions officer, helped support that effort. - St. Vincent College is guiding interested students through the admissions process. - Dr. Pringle also provided gap assistance, care packages, guidance and availability to students navigating college. - She is a licensed minister focused on family restoration. - Her civic roles have included community liaison for the City of Newark Homelessness Coalition and commissioner on Newark’s Homelessness Commission. - Dr. Pringle is a member of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the National Coalition of the Homeless and UNA-USA. - She has served as a panelist and presenter for the National Shelter Housing Data Conference. - She serves on the Statewide Advisory Board and on local COC/CEAS and GALE/Essex County Advisory Board groups. - Dr. Pringle is a certified mediator helping tenants handle landlord-tenant disputes to avoid eviction. - World Central Kitchen and other community groups recognized her for delivering 900 meals per week during COVID and helping cover electricity bills.

Between the lines: - The award signals that homelessness work is being judged less on short-term aid and more on systems change, workforce access and dignity. - Dr. Pringle’s story centers lived experience, which gives her service model credibility with the communities she serves. - The mix of housing support, employment pathways and college access suggests a broader anti-poverty strategy, not a single-program response.

What's next: - Dr. Pringle is likely to continue expanding the reach of Pringle’s Pit Stop, Pringle’s Cleaning Services and Pringle’s Training Services. - Her college-access work with St. Vincent College could open a new education pipeline for clients seeking upward mobility. - The award may bring more visibility to her training, advocacy and social enterprise model.