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The mission of The Future Leaders Institute (FLI) is to engage high school youth in generating and implementing visionary solutions for society. FLI guides and mentors youth across the San Francisco Bay Area as they develop individual initiatives and employ social entrepreneurship in the face of the world’s most pressing needs.

Inspiring Pledges to Improve the Environment

Britney Brooks is a senior at Skyline High School who is inspring her peers, teachers, and community to learn more about the environment and ways each individual can contribute to improving our world. On Tuesday, March ...

Creating a Legacy for Unknown Heroes

Narda & Vanessa are seniors at Skyline High School who are passionate about art. At the Declare 2011 event they connected with students and alumni at other schools who share the same passion. Together they created ...

Building Support for Healthy Living

Austin Chao from Skyline High School believes that young people do not understand the true impact that diet has on their health. He also feels the fast food industry needs to be exposed for questionable practices. ...

Street Smarts for the Bay Area

Eric Tran is a senior at Skyline High School who is concerned about the endless stories close to home about violence in his community. Unfortunately some people learn street smarts through a bad experience, so Eric ...

Eliza is a student at Alameda Community Learning Center who organized a benefit fashion show. She raised $1350 through ticket sales, raffle and a silent auction to donate to The Princess Project. She was inspired to help young women and she was the winner of the Collaboration Award for 2010.

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