Get to Know Avery Colvert

At only 14, Avery founded Altadena Girls, a nonprofit that has already supported thousands of girls with clothing, self-care, and community after the Eaton Canyon fire in California. Now 15, Avery has won the TIME100 Impact Award, led pop-up shops that feel like therapy, and opened a brand-new community center in Pasadena.

Learn how friendship, confidence, and courage helped her turn tragedy into impact—and why she believes every girl should love being a girl.