As a then-freshman looking to get involved in social justice and community work, Evanston Township High School senior Anna Grant-Bolton joined ETHS Emerge. The program allowed her to participate in communication, leadership and intersectionality workshops before working with a group of peers to tackle a specific issue in the community. After deciding what to focus on, the group of students then gets paired with an Evanston organization working toward the same goal. In an effort to address educational inequities in Evanston, Bolton, along with ETHS seniors Meena Sharma and Ana Sweeney, were paired with Cradle to Career Engagement Director Kimberly Holmes-Ross to start the Student Advocates program.