The gentrification of the Mission District brought a "gang list" that affected young people in a 60-block radius, limiting their freedom of movement and association. Vicente Garcia used his 2007 Young People For fellowship to organize the community to stop the gang list.
Kayla Potter
(kpotter)
Eastern Michigan University
2008 Fellow
Kayla is a junior at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). She's Bulletin Editor of EMU Circle K International, and a student coordinator for the VISION Volunteer Center.
Kayla is also a Presidential Scholar, a member of the Honors College and a LeaderShape 2007 graduate. As a VISION coordinator, Kayla hopes to further the aims of advocacy and social justice on her campus.