Ethan Asher

Roswell, GA | 16

Ethan was inspired by fellow teen activists and started March for Our Lives Georgia to help stop gun violence.

Malcolm Asher

Portland, OR | 17

Malcolm improves patient experience, reduces fear and stigma, and brings the healing power of art to children in hospitals with ArtPass International.

Lucy Beckett

Elk Grove, CA | 17

Lucy brings the magic of summer camp to refugee children and helps them make friends and adjust to their new homes through Camp Nefesh.

Beatriz De Oliveira

San Diego, CA | 16

Beatriz developed coursework and collects donations to purchase books for daycares around the world sharing the power of fiction through Books for a Change.

John Finkelman

San Diego, CA | 18

John used his own experiences with a mixed identity and started Equal Voice Initiative to address the lack of support given to newly arrived refugees.

Elyse Forman

Los Angeles, CA | 17

Elyse began an after school program called Girls in STEM to help close the gender gap in science and engineering.

Grace Freedman

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 17

Grace and her organization JaxTHRIVE use one-on-one mentoring and tutoring to improve the academic performance of refugee children.

Arielle Geismar

New York, NY | 17

Arielle created NYC Says Enough (NYCSE), an outlet for teen action, to address the systemic causes of gun violence and hold elected officials accountable.

Jessica Goldberg

Farmington Hills, MI | 17

Jessica discovered a lack of resources available for siblings of individuals who encounter mental health challenges and established Sib4Sib.

Ethan Hirschberg

Carlsbad, CA | 17

Ethan shares his own experiences with the world and inspires others via his blog The Journey Through Autism, as well as through other written work and public speaking.

Adam Hoffman

Houston, TX | 18

Adam decided to put people before politics with Day of Unity, an organization devoted to shrinking the gap between political parties.

Britton Masback

Portland, OR | 17

Britton founded Youth Educating Police to stem the widening gap between police and youth and to combat inequitable policing by facilitating dialogue and designing training modules.

Katelyn McInerney

Birmingham, AL | 17

Katelyn began Special Siblings in response to her own unmet needs for support as a sister to someone with special needs.

Solomon Olshin

Portland, OR | 17

Solomon founded Shine to help meet the basic needs of houseless Portlanders living in off-grid communities by developing cutting-edge, environmentally-sustainable and cost-effective technologies.

Casey Sherman

Parkland, FL | 17

Casey and Empower the People work to provide voices to the voiceless through peer-to-peer voter registration and community engagement.