My involvement in the pursuit of education equity began in high school as a tutor and as a participant in a program intended for African refugee youth, where I led a number of sessions on digital literacy. Then, I joined Penn’s Graduate School of Education Youth Civic Engagement Research Project, where I discussed current events and conducted research with other high school students. When I came to Penn, my interest in youth service heightened. I began to work for a national nonprofit youth service organization where I established a university chapter and now lead programming for at-promise K-12 children, with the mission of closing the opportunity gap. I continued this mission by working with the Netter Center as a Penn Program for Public Service Intern, an immersive program in which interns work with community partners to address and develop an implementable solution to a social issue they observed. I kept working with the Netter Center through Academically Based Community Service courses, co-developing and launching a translation services program for elementary school families, and serving on the Student Advisory Board. I am also involved in policy research that would support efforts aimed at understanding and reducing youth substance use in Grenada.