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CROWN of Health Resource Hub

Your all-in-one guide to getting involved in wellness, advocacy, and leadership.

My Favorite Opportunities

Here are some ways I got involved and how you can too:

Leadership & Voice

Join your student government
Write for your school paper
Attend city council or school board meetings

Community Impact

Volunteer at food pantries, gardens, and school events
Organize a clean-up or supply drive
Mentor younger students

Academic & Career Growth

Apply for internships or research programs
Join a youth advisory council
Join a national youth organization

Start Something New

Start a club (health, garden, advocacy)

Wellness & Preventative Care

Top 5 Daily Wellness Tips

Drink half your body weight in ounces daily
Move your body every day
Get 8 hours of sleep
Eat the rainbow (fruits & veggies!)
Talk to a trusted adult about annual check-ups

Download my Wellness Handout for Teens

Youth in Research & Internships

Want to start a study or join one? Here’s how:

Start a Study: Team up with a teacher or local university.

Participate in Research: Join safe, youth-approved studies for experience and community hours.

Benefits: Learn, give back, and build your resume.

Download Research Toolkit

C.R.O.W.N. Volunteer Favorites

Food Pantries & Hunger Relief:

I love supporting local food banks and school

pantry programs that fight childhood hunger

and support families.

Community Gardens I Volunteer With:

Whether I'm planting, teaching workshops, or

reading The Not-So-Perfect Garden Project, these

gardens grow more than food- they grow equity.

The Not-So-Perfect Garden Project
For every book sold, $1 is donated to Feeding Northeast Florida.

Buy the book

PBS KIDS supported my book initiative by sponsoring 100 copies of The Not-So-Perfect Garden Project to share with Head Start programs across Northeast Florida.

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The New Romantic

Café Resistance, a local café and bookstore, hosted the launch of The Not-So-Perfect Garden Project.

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The New Romantic

I shared The Not-So-Perfect Garden Project at the 3rd Annual Health & Wellness Fair, hosted by the Central Fairfax Community Association.

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Programs That Shaped My Journey

These are some of the incredible opportunities that helped me grow as a student leader, researcher, and advocate. You can apply too!

Ribault Get R.A.W.

What is Get R.A.W.?

I founded Get R.A.W. in high school to lead honest conversations about wellness, nutrition, and youth empowerment. It taught me how student-led efforts can make lasting change.

University of Florida Cheerleader

Apply for UF Cheer

Cheering for UF taught me how to lead with visibility, connect with diverse audiences, and represent something greater than myself—all while staying healthy and grounded.

Advocacy on

Capitol Hill

Be the Change Youth Training

In Washington, D.C., I met with Senator Marco Rubio’s staff to advocate for H.R. 2075, a bill to fund school-based health centers. That conversation affirmed the power of youth voices in shaping health policy.

The Miss America Opportunity

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Competing for Miss Florida through Miss America gave me a platform to champion health equity statewide. It’s about more than a crown—it's about community impact.

Mayo Clinic CRISP

Apply to CRISP

Through the CRISP program, I conducted transplant research and presented findings at a national conference. It helped shape my interest in health systems and equity.

The Not-So-Perfect

Garden Project Book

Check out the Book

My children's book empowers students to explore health and wellness through storytelling. Each copy supports meal donations to families in need.