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ReThink Citizens
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Give Us The Floor
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Connecticut State Library
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Design It For Us
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Design It For Us
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Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Sesame 3G
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PBS News Student Reporting Labs
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Debris Tracker Junior (University of Georgia)
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Pause4Peace
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Agents of Influence
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Beth Rosenberg
Beth Rosenberg
Challenge
Here Comes The Fun (2025)
Organization
Tech Unlimited
play-games-and-creative-expression
social-connection-and-belonging
tech-and-digital-agency
new-york
Brandon Wiley
Brandon Wiley
Challenge
Call Me Maybe (2025)
Organization
Challenge Success
school-climate-learning-and-phone-use
youth-mental-health-and-wellbeing
social-connection-and-belonging
nevada
Carolyn Gan
Carolyn Gan
Organization
California Partners Project
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Charlotte Dungan
Charlotte Dungan
Challenge
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
Organization
Mark Cuban Foundation
ai
tech-and-digital-agency
school-climate-learning-and-phone-use
north-carolina
Cheyenne Skye Branscum
Cheyenne Skye Branscum
Challenge
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
Organization
Advancing Indigenous Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
ai
tech-and-digital-agency
social-connection-and-belonging
oklahoma
Daniel Merin
Daniel Merin
Challenge
Call Me Maybe (2025)
Organization
The School District of Philadelphia - Office of School Climate and Culture
social-connection-and-belonging
school-climate-learning-and-phone-use
pennsylvania
Dan-Mircea Mirea
Dan-Mircea Mirea
YF Awardee
2026
Category
Research and Academia
research-and-academia
No items found.
Darryl Hutchinson
Darryl Hutchinson
Challenge
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
Organization
Joy Education
ai
tech-and-digital-agency
school-climate-learning-and-phone-use
new-york
Davida Padi
Davida Padi
YF Awardee
2026
Category
Storytellers: Journalists, Artists and Influencers
storytellers-journalists-artists-and-influencers
No items found.
Dawn La Valle
Dawn La Valle
Challenge
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
Organization
Connecticut State Library
ai
play-games-and-creative-expression
social-connection-and-belonging
connecticut
Demetrius Lancaster
Demetrius Lancaster
Challenge
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
Organization
Joy Education
ai
tech-and-digital-agency
school-climate-learning-and-phone-use
california
Diana Chao
Diana Chao
Challenge
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
Organization
Letters to Strangers
ai
youth-mental-health-and-wellbeing
social-connection-and-belonging
storytelling-media-and-culture-change
california