Awards, Recognitions, and
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​Awards & Recognitions

Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Statewide Advocate Youth Award – Recognized by the U.S. House of Representatives, California State Senate, California State Assembly, and Bakersfield City Mayor

President’s Volunteer Service Award – Gold Level

African American Network of Kern County – Buffalo Soldiers Community Service Award – Recognized by the U.S. Congress and California State Senate

United Way of Central Eastern California – Youth Community Leadership Award

EMBRACE Kern County – Equity Champion Award

African American Network of Kern County – Student Volunteer Award

United Way of Central Eastern California – Honorary Workshop Presenter for the Annual Community Professional Development Conference

California State Senate – Certificate of Recognition, for partnership with emPOWERment, an anti-trafficking nonprofit organization, and for public advocacy supporting statewide anti-trafficking legislation benefiting at-risk youth and survivors across California

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