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2018 Recipient 
Emilia Peters
Los Angeles, CA | 16
2018 Award Recipient
Art has always been Emilia Peters’ escape from academic and social pressure. When she realized her hometown of LA’s homelessness crisis meant children on the street didn’t have the resources to occupy their time or minds, she co-founded KEM Creative, an organization that forges strategic partnerships with organizations like the Alexandria House shelter to bring free, teen-taught art instruction to children in transitional housing and underserved communities. So far, more than 500 students have participated at five facilities across LA and Guatemala and fifteen Art Ambassadors have been recruited and trained to manage over forty volunteers. In 2019, Emilia and her co-founder plan to expand KEM Creative’s Art Ambassadors program to engage new leadership.
KEM Creative Studios
When Emilia realized LA’s homelessness crisis meant children on the street didn’t have the resources to occupy their time or minds, she co-founded KEM Creative, an organization that forges strategic partnerships to bring free, teen-taught art instruction to children in transitional housing and under-served communities. So far, 500+ students have participated in LA and Guatemala and fifteen Art Ambassadors have been recruited and trained to manage over forty volunteers.
