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The Safety Advocates

STUDENTS OF MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL MALDEN, MA

With gang membership on the rise in their town, a group of students at Maiden High School decided to take action.

In 2012, they lobbied their town for more after-school options for teenagers, to help guard them against joining gangs.

Working with their city council, the group set in motion what would become Maiden's Teen Enrichment Center, where kids could go after school to meet, hang out, play sports-and, above all, stay safe.

The Environmental Advocates

ERICA FERNANDEZ OXNARD, CA

As a 12-year-old student, in 2002, Fernandez learned that a natural gas company was planning to build a pipeline through the area where she and her friends lived.

Inspired, she organized protests outside the company's offices, met with community members, and brought other students and citizens together to rally.

The end result: The California State Lands Commission voted unanimously to deny the pipeline project.

The Community Advocates

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