Allstate Foundation convenes the country’s highest young change-makers to the National Youth Service Summit

Northbrook,,,,, Sick. This transformative event, widely regarded as an opportunity for similar development, bringing together young nonprofit founders, leaders and innovators (ages 18-22) for four days to deepen their community impact and expand their leadership.

How Youth Service Summits Expand Social Impact

These young changemakers are selected from more than 500 competitive applicants, from launching nonprofits to addressing food insecurity and health disparities. The summit aims to be a catalyst for their continued growth, providing them with a unique space to connect, learn and collaborate with peers and mentors.

Greg Weatherford II and Director of Social Impact:

“We believe in helping young people have a positive community impact. By investing in these extraordinary young people, we directly drive their growth and redefine a new generation of youth services. The connections and skills they build here will empower them to make an impact on their communities in the coming years.”

The 2025 Summit Agenda features high impact programming, including:

• Workshops, panels and mentoring meetings Leaded by senior management of Allstate and other prominent business and community impact leaders.
• Social impact design challenges This will help inform future youth empowerment programs that will invest.
• Connecting Activities Aim to build a supportive community and lasting network among peers.

What participants say at the summit

“Attending the summit was an inspiring experience. There are vibrant opportunities among dozens of driven, talented young leaders committed to creating positive change. The opportunity to learn from experts and connect with peers across the country will help grow and expand my service efforts and their services.” Juan Zarco, Student and Chief Technology Officer of the University of Illinois Chicago Student and Youth Technology Team.

“I will never forget the connections I made and the knowledge I gained during this Youth Service Summit.” Nandana Menona student at the University of Pittsburgh and founder of the Autism Unification Initiative. “I’m excited to take my service to the next level – creating engaging inclusive resources that can help children with autism thrive in our communities.”

Who is Youth changer?

Among the attendees at this year’s Allstate Foundation National Youth Service Summit were campus service leaders, nonprofit founders and community changers involved reasons involving health care, food insecurity and technology.

• Adam Belouad, Princeton University – Founder of Hunger, Hunger, a nonprofit that supports over 300 school chapters to combat food insecurity, and the creators of Sporkai and Wastewise, AI tools that help families and schools reduce food waste.
• Georgia Tech Varuni Chopra – The Gap Initiative, founder of Bridge, a nonprofit organization that helps older people learn the foundation of technology.
• University of Florida Chase Hartman – Co-founder of Eco Brothers, a nonprofit that promotes literacy, environmentalism and youth leadership, Chase helped raise $150,000 to address literacy and environmental issues in Florida.
• Nandana Menon, University of Pittsburgh – Founder of Autism Unity Initiative, a nonprofit that supports neurodiversity children through accessibility technology, and the developer of Spark, an autism support application that helps therapists, caregivers and children navigate neurodevelopmental care.

Children of 17 years old and 2025, Tejasvi Manoj He also joined the summit and served as a judge on the design challenge. Tejasvi is recognized for its development of Shield Eniors, a website designed to educate online scams aged 60 and 60 and how to report them.

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About Allstate Foundation
The Allstate Foundation empowers people and communities to thrive. Founded in 1952, we take a trust-based approach to achieving philanthropy centered on the needs of nonprofits and the stakeholders they serve. Through bold action and inspire people to act, we enable youth to serve, disrupt cycles of abusive relationships, and increase the salary careers that earn thriving. We expand our efforts to all corporate and agency volunteers through our helping hands to match and grant programs, communities before, after and after disasters, and to develop nonprofit leaders and boards through the Center for Nonprofit Leadership. Learn more at www.allstatefoundation.org, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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