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    {"id":5118,"date":"2019-01-29T14:09:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T14:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viedu.org\/?p=5118"},"modified":"2023-05-10T20:06:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:06:07","slug":"graduate-spotlight-student-creates-nonprofit-that-helps-foster-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/graduate-spotlight-student-creates-nonprofit-that-helps-foster-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Spotlight: Student Creates Nonprofit that Helps Foster Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='hr av-lhi4mwt5-7fd1bb40d74052f25ba1fcd8981fca0d hr-default  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-4e51xq-65a8f627bc77d7b46243959908b4ba8d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhi4n9jj-3857682e4bb6b3a80252f55ae7151a14\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhi4n9jj-3857682e4bb6b3a80252f55ae7151a14 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhi4n9jj-3857682e4bb6b3a80252f55ae7151a14 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-6001 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6001 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Copy-of-Untitled-Design-e1548799577385-495x400.png\" alt='Photo of Lizzie Allison, University Prep Academy' title='Lizzie Allison'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-lhi4n0de-c4f231b43177840b411186b474e95849 hr-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-25a69q-ee7254c0a22b4ae26c02f6c49af450cf av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhi4k3p3-bb0b1ab5528ba4d5cf9260dac488c8c2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Graduate Spotlight: Student Creates Nonprofit that Helps Foster Youth<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lizzie-Allison-PDF-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lizzie<\/a> was only 15 years old when she started her nonprofit, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamcelebrate.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Team Celebrate<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Her mission is to provide birthday parties for foster kids throughout the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can imagine, running a nonprofit while in high school is no easy task. Not only was Lizzie <\/span><strong>pursuing her passion but she was also looking for ways to get ahead in school<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Luckily, she found Visions while searching for ways to graduate early.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVisions allowed me to finish up my high school courses online, so I could attend college at the same time,\u201d said Lizzie. \u201cIt was a great experience and I wouldn&#8217;t be a college student at 17 without their help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know?<\/span> <strong>Visions <a href=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/about-visions\/high-school-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flexible education programs<\/a> allow students to define their own path. We offer funding for community college and provide a dedicated teacher to help students reach their goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">About Team Celebrate <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lizzie was inspired to start Team Celebrate after performing in the play Annie. She realized how fortunate she was and it made her think of the children that weren\u2019t so lucky. She wanted to volunteer to help those in need but found that many organizations require you to be 18. <\/span><strong>Team Celebrate was born out of her desire to create a service organization for all ages. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are called \u2018Team\u2019 Celebrate because along with helping foster youth, we want to empower teens to take on leadership roles, give back and be role models in their community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team Celebrate helps it\u2019s volunteers fundraise to purchase birthday kit items to include in customized boxes. Volunteers use these funds to purchase balloons, cake mix, candles, decorations and more to include in the box that they color and decorate. Each volunteer also personalizes a card for each foster child. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They recently partnered with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tickettodream.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ticket to Dream<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enabling them to serve more foster youth across the country. <\/span><strong>Their goal is to celebrate 4,000 foster kids in all 50 states by the end of the year<\/strong><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Learn more about Team Celebrate on their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamcelebrate.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or watch their news coverage on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc10.com\/article\/news\/teens-non-profit-to-make-special-birthday-boxes-for-foster-children-goes-national\/103-610831450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC10<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Where Is She Now?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lizzie successfully completed the California High School Proficiency Examination and started going to community college full time at only 17. <strong>She transferred to Berkeley to study business in 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/student-spotlight\/grad-spotlight-where-are-they-now-lizzie-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more about what she&#8217;s been up to since graduation here!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I hope my story inspires other kids to be okay with not doing the normal in order to focus on something they are passionate about. A typical high school schedule didn&#8217;t allow me to focus enough time on Team Celebrate. Instead of giving up, I kept pushing until I found a way I could get through school faster and most importantly be able to dedicate more time to what I love. 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