My name is Monica Carter and I am 17 years old attending Bell Multicultural High School. I am a 12th grader and will soon graduate on June 10th, 2016. I am the 5th child of 8 kids. I have 5 sisters and 2 brothers. I currently work at the Young Women’s Project where I learn to advocate for homeless and disconnected youths. Here at this job we write and present testimonies to DC councilmembers, write blogs, conduct site visits, interview our peers and overall assess youth-serving organizations and agencies. After graduating from high school, I plan to attend college in order to become a social worker. I am very passionate about helping underresourced kids who may not have the support system they need in their lives in order to become successful. My goal is to fix the system in order to help youth in all aspects of their lives.