NORTHBROOK, Sick., Could 23, 2025 – Seventy-nine percent of Gen Zers acknowledge the worth of group service, and communities thrive when youth like Abrianna Morales are outfitted with the proper alternatives and assets. On the TIME100 Influence Dinner: Leaders Shaping the Way forward for Philanthropy, The Allstate Basis named Abrianna the inaugural recipient of The Allstate Basis Younger Changemaker Award.
Abrianna is a nationally acknowledged advocate for survivors of sexual assault. She based the Sexual Assault Youth Support Network, a nonprofit that empowers younger survivors, and has labored tirelessly to raise the following era of youth leaders in sufferer companies. This yr, Abrianna was named a 2025 Rhodes Scholar, and plans to start collegiate analysis in philosophy, politics and economics on the College of Oxford to strengthen her coverage and advocacy work.
Abrianna has been concerned with The Allstate Basis’s youth empowerment program since 2023, attending associate convenings, contributing to the Basis’s “Leveraging the Potential of Youth Service” analysis report and co-editing the “In Our Own Voices”report. She additionally led an Allstate Basis youth empowerment workshop at SXSW EDU earlier this yr.
“I’m grateful for this award and urge different youth to make use of their unbelievable creativeness and expertise to serve their communities,” mentioned Abrianna. “Youth are all the time envisioning a greater world, and organizations like The Allstate Basis are uniquely positioned to present younger individuals the instruments wanted to make that imaginative and prescient a actuality.”
“As a younger changemaker myself, I do know the worth of empowerment and investing in these concepts to create significant affect by youth service,” mentioned Alex Quian, head of youth empowerment at The Allstate Basis. “We’re dedicated to supporting Abrianna’s and different younger leaders’ journeys to encourage much more youth throughout the nation to serve their communities.”
Learn extra about Abrianna’s inspiring work in TIME’s function here.
Sixty-two p.c of Gen Z consider they’ll change the world. That’s 42 million youth prepared to enhance their communities. The Allstate Basis is working throughout the nation to equip youth with the instruments and assist they should lead.
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About The Allstate Basis
The Allstate Foundation empowers individuals and communities to thrive. Established in 1952, we take a trust-based strategy to philanthropy that facilities the wants of the nonprofit and the stakeholders they serve. By daring actions and provoking individuals to behave, we empower youth to serve, disrupt the cycle of relationship abuse, and enhance entry to thriving-wage careers. We amplify all company and agent volunteer efforts by our Serving to Palms match and grant packages, assist communities earlier than and after disasters and develop nonprofit leaders and boards by the Nonprofit Management Middle. Study extra at www.allstatefoundation.org, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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