Nicollette Lewis is one of three winners of the 2011 College Social Innovator Contest—hosted jointly by the Harvard College Social Innovation Collaborative and the Common Good column at Forbes.com. The following winning essay is written by Lewis, then an undergraduate student at Arizona State University (graduated in fall 2011). and founder of Partnered for Success, a mentoring and life skills program that supports 15 and 16 year old orphans and youth who are a part of the foster care system.

 

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