"Young Voices was crucial to my development as a critical thinker and a professional. Young Voices was the place where I learned to look at systematic issues that affect me and know that I can play a role in changing them and have a voice. Young Voices taught me skills such as personal and non-profit fundraising, public speaking, advocacy and grass-roots organizing. I have carried the skills that Young Voices taught me beyond high school, through college and am now taking them into graduate school as I begin a PhD program at UT Austin. Young Voices taught me that I can be a beacon of positive change in whatever matters most to me and I have held on to that wholeheartedly. Because of the investment Young Voices made in me, I can now invest in my own passions wherever I go."
Amanda just graduated Brandeis University with high honors, winning the Kaufman award for Leadership and Academic Excellence. During her time at Brandeis, Amanda was a Senior Interviewer in the Office of Admissions, a peer mentor, and the Chair of the Diversity Committee of the Student Senate. She spent a year in Brazil, teaching English to low-income children. Additionally, she worked at a camp in Haiti, teaching English and running activities for children. Amanda also worked at Plan International USA, managing the logistics of a two-week camp for high school students on international development. Amanda just earned a full fellowship for a PhD program in African Diaspora Studies starting in the fall. We are so proud of Amanda and the contribution she is committed to being in the world!
Please help to ensure that our youth can continue to become extraordinary leaders who make a real impact. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Trimix Foundation, every dollar you donate will be doubled until June 30!
