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The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the United States and Canada, and honors 25 outstanding youth leaders each year. Know an inspirational youth leader? Encourage them to apply: https://hubs.ly/H0G_7vJ0

Now through Mar. 13, the 2021 Nsedu Obot Witherspoon Youth Leadership Awards are open for nominations. This national award honors a young person, between the ages of 10 and 21, who has demonstrated exceptional leadership to protect human health via research, awareness-raising, and/or advocacy for healthier environments and stable climates. The award winner will be honored on Children’s Environmental Health Network’s national platform alongside leading child health experts in science, policy, media, business and community advocacy on Oct. 14. Nominate someone today!

After learning that her teacher had needed a kidney transplant for years, Srishti Gowda sought to understand why it took so long. Upon discovering that thousands await a transplant each day, the Daily Point of Light decided to user her voice to advocate for organ donations and thus launching Gift8Lives. Today, she has recruited over 200 new organ donors in her Troy, Mich.-community through her advocacy.

Connecting with thousands across the world to address the health information gap among non-native English speakers, Daily Point of Light Haipei Chen launched AppilyDay. Today, she translates information into dozens of languages & donates facemasks and face shields.

Reflecting on her own experience with wellness, Shruthi Aravindan decided to become an advocate to support global health and underserved communities. Launching Vitality Volunteers, the Daily Point of Light has been working with over 700 adults and youth volunteers in 45 countries to increase awareness of diseases and improve the well-being of global communities.

Noticing her grandfather’s growing gloom and isolation thousands of miles away, Aylin Tanriverdi decided to cheer him up with some music via Zoom. Furthering her efforts, the Daily Point of Light launched Musical Postcards for Seniors, recording hundreds of concerts for 760 nursing homes in 26 states.