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2025 Aspen Challenge: San Diego Challenges

EISHA BUCH

I challenge you to make hanging out easier than scrolling by identifying the barriers that keep your generation trapped in solo screen time. Create practical solutions that make in-person connection the preferred practice of socializing.

AARON NGAN

I challenge you t create a program that fosters equity and belonging for LGBTQ+ youth by providing affirming spaces, holistic support, and opportunities for youth to explore their identities on their own terms.

ALEX FERRON

I challenge you to raise awareness about the impacts of sea-level rise in your community and create strategies that build consensus around solutions that balance the needs of humans and habitats.

JERRY TROYER

I challenge you to create a program that equips unhoused, transition-aged youth with the skills, tools, and motivation to secure stable housing by encouraging the utilization of existing resources and helps to set actionable goals for immediate and future success in housing security.

JIM CRITTENDEN & ALEX SWIFT

I challenge you to lead an initiative that increases opportunities for young people to safely connect and support one another in talking about their relationship to substances; including opening pathways to existing resources in your community that support mitigation substance use.