Fatima, 21 years old, CA |

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Currently a junior at Sacramento State University. She transferred to community college in spring 2025, where she earned her associate in arts and her associate in business administration degrees with honors. As a full-time student at Sacramento State, she is working towards her bachelor's degree in finance and marketing, with the goal of becoming a financial planner. One of her hobbies is photography. For the past year and a half, she has been working as a youth ambassador. In this role, she helps foster youth find valuable resources and advocate for their rights. Some of the things she has done as a youth ambassador include advocating for the Chafee and ETV voucher programs, co-presenting a Peer Partner California Department of Social Services webinar where she shares her personal experiences about how youth partnerships can positively impact foster youth, and conducting training sessions on the importance of mental health. This position has allowed her to connect with young people and assist them in overcoming challenges they face. She is also involved with the California Youth Connection (CYC), where she advocates for the rights of foster youth. In CYC, she participates in meetings where they discuss policy decisions, using her advocacy skills to push for meaningful changes. She is passionate about advocating for and promoting financial literacy, housing stability, education guidance, and the foster youth bill of rights.

Fatima has always been interested in photography because she enjoys capturing moments and telling stories through pictures. Unfortunately, she has never been able to afford a photo printer to practice and improve her skills. This photo printer would help her with her photography and allow her to express her creativity. Having it would mean a lot because it would give her the chance to explore a hobby she is passionate about and maybe even build a future around it.