Celebrating Future Leaders: This Illinois 4-Her is helping tackle food insecurity in her community

Celebrating future leaders now, is the goal of the 4-H Youth in Action Program!

This next Illinois 4-Hers journey has taken her from tackling food insecurity, to teaching more than 1,000 kids, and to the White House.
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