Riley Gantt – Finalist

Riley Gantt is now 15 but started an organization called Rainbow Pack some 5 years ago.  Rainbow Pack is dedicated to providing elementary school students with the supplies they need to be successful learners regardless of their economic circumstance. Not only does Rainbow Pack provide the supplies students so desperately need to do their homework and succeed in school, it also provides kids with hope, and a message that someone out there cares about them, and believes in them. Rainbow Pack has given out over 9,000 Rainbow Packs to LAUSD elementary school students at 7 individual schools, foster care facilities, shelters and other organizations