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Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) has named Altadena Girls as the 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year for Senate ...
Just last month, 14-year-old Avery Colvert watched thousands of buildings, including her school, in her hometown of Altadena, Calif., engulfed by flames. But “while many felt paralyzed by loss ...
Avery Colvert, 14, never imagined her recovery fund for the teenage victims of the Eaton Fire, one of multiple blazes raging in Los Angeles County, would go viral, but less than 24 hours after its ...
The girl behind the "Altadena Girls" Instagram account is 14-year-old Avery Colvert. Her recovery fund grew overnight and now she is getting help from big names and brands to help even more ...
Just last month, 14-year-old Avery Colvert watched thousands of buildings, including her school, in her hometown of Altadena, Calif., engulfed by flames. But “while many felt paralyzed by loss ...
Many escaped with just the clothes on their backs. And for 14-year-old Avery Colvert, the thought of losing her clothes and makeup was unbearable. Colvert's school in Altadena burned, but her home ...
Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for TIME Avery Colvert received her honor for founding Altadena Girls — "a late-night idea dreamt up only 46 long days ago when my neighborhood, school and ...
Morgan Chesky tells the story of Avery Colvert, whose home survived the fires and whose actions after her school burned down included gathering clothing, makeup, and shoes that would help her ...
“Everybody can do something and nothing is too small, and that’s how I felt.” Avery Colvert, 14, set up a donation site to collect beauty and hygiene products for teenage girls impacted by ...