​Having endured extreme poverty, abuse, and homelessness, Ms. Ferreira became an advocate for these causes. Using her earlier social media presence to raise awareness, share resources, and coordinate aid, she also utilized her personal funds to sponsor disadvantaged students and individuals facing financial challenges by providing microgrants, and supplemental resources. During the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment, she worked with educators and volunteers nationwide to produce safely regulated PPE components to be distributed across the United States. She later used this 3D printing technology to design and print toys, which she helps to distribute yearly through “Toys for Tots” drives.

 

She has been a STEM mentor for years, engaging in outreach in both English and Spanish. She also volunteers as a science mentor and Education Consultant with NYC science educators, working with NY First Robotics. This program aims to set young people on pathways to academic and professional success through engaging in robotics programming. This provides extracurricular activity opportunities for high school age students in underserved schools, with a desire to pursue higher education in science.

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Ms. Ferreira has also been featured on numerous platforms, including ASU News, Astronomia Magazine, Symmetry Magazine, Syfy Wire, Gizmodo, and Space.com. She has also made live and remote appearances nationally and internationally for platforms and organizations such as Story Collider, NASA's STEM Success Summit, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Caveat NYC, and N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, NERDEARLA, AFPCrecer “Week of Innovation” in Dominican Republic, BBVA Aprendemos Juntos in Spain, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, Ask A Spaceman, Sister STEM, and many others.