SparkOpportunity Challenge
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Meet the Challenge Winners
Top 5 Youth Entries (Ages 24 and under)
EnvisionWith.Me – Justin Harris, 15; Durham, NC
Harris hopes to create the world’s first professional social network for teenage entrepreneurs....more
Self-Esteem Magazine, For Girls by Girls – Jasmine Babers, 16; Rock Island, IL
Love, GIRLS Magazine-- for and by girls -- features girls’ accomplishments and teaches them marketing, sales and photography skills.... more
Both Hands – Bentrice Jusu, 20; Trenton, NJ
This art program for Trenton teens provides mentorship from older kids who successfully avoided the pitfalls of high crime and drop-out rates in their community.... more
The P.U.S.H. Project: Education and Recreation for a Better Tomorrow – Ryan Dalton, 23; New Orleans, LA
Dalton wants to create educational and athletic camps for youth in underutilized parks in New Orleans’ 8th Ward to help reverse the effects of poverty and violence.... more-
NOLA Eye Care – Anushka Das, 20, of New Orleans, LA and Aleena Ashary, 19, of Irvine, CA
These teens designed a program to provide free, comprehensive eye care to New Orleans public elementary school students in communities still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.... more
California Youth Innovation Award
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Employing People With Autism in Art and Animation – Dani Bowman, 17; La Canada Flintridge, CA
This high-school student with high-functioning autism founded Powerlight Animation Studios to employ other youth who have autism in visual arts.... more
Youth Ambassadors Award
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Measuring Impact of Afterschool Programs for City Children – Angela Cammack, 20; Sacramento, CA
Cammack proposes a study to measure and share the impacts of high-quality after-school programs that help children excel in school and life.... more
Top 3 Adult Ally Entries (Ages 25 and over)
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Education is not for sale…. – Anastasia Tsiligianni; Greece, Athens
Tsiligianni proposes that more – if not all – universities should provide free courses, housing, food and health care for students.... more
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Youth Empowerment Project – Christopher Judge; Denver, CO
Judge designed YEP to teach young “philanthrepreneurs” the foundations of running non-profit organizations, including goal-setting and accountability.... more
Meet YES! – Diana Manee; Asheville, NC
Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!) encourages organizations and businesses to incorporate youth as staff, volunteers, and board members.... more
Audience Choice Award
- EnvisionWith.Me – Justin Harris, 15; Durham, NC
Harris plans to create the world’s first professional social network for teenage entrepreneurs.... more
I want to start a series of magazines in which kids can submit paintings, drawings, poems, song lyrics, stories, photography... Etc that they have made up. I want to publish many copies of this...
Kylan Malady
My idea is to host a youth music festival.
There are many young and talented students who do not have the operatically to share it with others and use it.
If there were to be a youth music festival...
Lily Yu
I don't actually have a program name yet, but I was thinking that it would be cool to have a program that helps youth get a job, and even help them get back into school. Now, Indiana has a...
Hanna
I'm sure that cities all around the world need help doing something. Maintenance, raking, cleaning, vandalism repair, everything. I'm sure that if they took the time to hire the...
Michelle Cavlier
I started a facebook cause "Have-A-Heart-Help-Stop-Hunger" to reach out to family and friends about the need to rebuild the Gerald J Ryan food pantry which had been destroyed by fire. I...
Kevin R Chaves
My idea is for the Department of Education to implement a mandatory personal finance course in all high schools across the country. My outcome is to have a personal finance curriculum in as many high...
Ebony J.
In our modern-day society, our generation is bombarded with news about the economic downturn and growing unemployment numbers. Because of this, thousands of youth throughout the country become...
Andy Liang
I would like to measure the impact of having meaningful and accessible after school education programs (especially during the summer months) for children in the urban environment. It has been shown...
Angela Cammack
Our 10 Ideas piece stems from a larger policy piece that we worked on during the year. Our initial policy consisted of two proposals: the first is a policy that says the state should increase higher...
Adam Watkins
Quality of ideas, receptiveness of representatives, and new media tools fir a Blueprint for a Millennial Michigan. I hope to work with Millennial Mayors Congress to get my idea off the ground.
Valiant Lowitz
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