ENACT: The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation

Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell, Director of ENACT

• On Advocacy and Democracy - A Message from Jay Kaufman, ’68, MA’73, Distinguished Legislative Mentor

• ENACT's National Network - A Message from David Weinstein, Assistant Director of ENACT

• Required Project Components

• Increasing Access to Menstrual Products in Prisons, Homeless Shelters, and Public Schools - Kristiana Lapierre '24 and Alaina Vermilya '24
• Protecting Data Privacy - Quin Smith '24 and Caroline Sturgeon '24
• Lifting Children from Deep Poverty - Gene Kang '24 and Grace Yang '26
• Providing Access to Full Spectrum Pregnancy Care - Brenna Pearlstein '24 and Sara Shapiro '24
• Promoting Mental Health Education in Public Schools - Tasha Epstein '25 and Elana Regan '25
• Promoting Effective Drough Management - Clay Napurano '24 and Miranda Sheinbaum '24
• Raising the Age for Juvenile Detention - Adah Anderson '24 and Jessica Freedberg '24
• Increasing Access to Midwifery Care  - Arianna Jackson '25 and Dalia Moran '24
• Providing Healthcare to Children Regardless of Immigration Status - Rachel Gao '25 and Vicki Hsieh '25 
• Providing Comprehensive Sexual Health Education in Schools - Lilu McNiff '24 and Ayden Novick '24
• Modernizing Firearm Laws and Gun Regualation - Yoni Kahn '24 and Jackson Wu '24
• Providing Food Subsidies for Immigrants - Splendid Hall '24 and Bernyss Kekeh '24
• About ENACT

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman, ’68, MA’73, Founding Director, Beacon Leadership Collaborative; former Member, Massachusetts House of Representatives.

• A Message from David Weinstein

• Required Project Components

• Increasing Access to Menstrual Products in Prisons, Homeless Shelters, and Public Schools – Amanda Lanciault ’23 and Vishni Samaraweera ’23
• Increasing Homelessness Prevention Assistance – Rachel Judson '23 and Ruby Siegel ’23
• Providing Access to Identification for the Homeless – Eveline Silva ’23 and Oona Wood ’23
• Providing Access to Full Spectrum Pregnancy Care – Bridget Pickard ’23 and Sammy Shortall ’23
• Strengthening Gun Control – Benton Ferebee ’23 and Yael Perlman ’23
• Promoting Effective Drought Management – Gianna Bruno ’23 and Amelia Chen ’23
• Raising the Age for Juvenile Detention – Terrell Brown ’23 and Micah Seigel ’23
• Healthcare for Children Regardless of Immigration Status – Adrian Karwowski ’23, Julian Knight ’23, and Leah Mandel ’23
• Free School Meals for All Children – Sara Goldstein ’23 and Rosa Pena Rios ’23
• Increasing Access to Sex Education – Savannah Johnson ’23
• Ensuring Educational Opportunity for Incarcerated Youth – Lucca Raabe ’23 and Margot Schocket-Greene ’23
• In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students – Liliana Perez Diaz ’23 and Tracy Lisbey ’23

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell.

• A Message From Jay Kaufman, ’68, MA’73, Founding Director, Beacon Leadership Collaborative; former Member, Massachusetts House of Representatives

• Required Project Components

• Providing a Bill of Rights for People Experiencing Homelessness –Allie Mundis ’22 and Oliver Qiu ’22
• Increasing Access to Menstrual Products in Prisons, Homeless Shelters, 11 and Public Schools – Lydia Begag ’22 and Reena Zuckerman ’23
• Providing Health Coverage for Children with Disabilities – Emmett Polevoy ’22 and Roe Keshet ’22
• Providing a Gender Neutral Designation on State Documents and Identifications – Benjamin H. Vardi ’22 and Maxim E. LeBlanc ’22
• Expungement of Juvenile and Young Adult Records – Gali Davar ’22 and Joy Lan ’22
• Promoting Comprehensive, Inclusive, and Medically Accurate Sexual Health Education – Eleanor Lavin ’22, Marissa Torelli ’22, and Shayna Zeitlin ’22
• Protecting the Civil Rights and Safety of All Massachusetts Residents –James Barno ’22 and Rahul Arockiaraj ’22
• Coordinating Suicide Prevention Services, Behavioral Health Crisis Care, and Emergency Services Through 988 Implementation – Rebecca Regwan ’22 and Brett Silk ’22
• Authorizing Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants – Rose-Lee Jean-Baptiste ’22 and Gazelle Umbay ’22
• Preventing Overdose Deaths and Increasing Access to Treatment – Natasha Chaiyarat ’22, Devan Chen ’22, and Vanessa Palomares ’22
• Reducing Plastic Bag Use – Rachael Brito ’22, Tyler Carruth ’23, and Teresa Shi ’23
• Mandating Accuracy, Inclusivity, and Comprehensiveness in Sex Education – Jesse Qu ’21 & Aidan Vogelson ’22
• Providing Free Meals in Massachusetts Schools – Jada Harrison ’22 and Cedrick Frank ’22

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman, ’68, MA’73, Founding Director, Beacon Leadership Collaborative; former Member, Massachusetts House of Representatives

• Required Project Components

• Expanding Access to Voting – Breylen Ammen ’21, Tamar Moss ’21 & Eliza Welty ’22
• Establishing Supervised Drug Consumption Sites in Massachusetts – Lexi Foman ’21 & Dawson McNamara-Bloom ’22
• Ensuring Fair and Stable Work Schedules for Massachusetts Employees – Jess Cocomazzi ’21 & Arthi Jacob ’21
• Increasing Access to Menstrual Products – Alison Cantor ’22 & Alison Hagani ’22
• Providing Health Coverage for Children with Disabilities – Cynthia Menna ’22 & Jessica Tai ’22
• Promoting Comprehensive, Inclusive, and Medically Accurate – Sexual Health Education Sabrina Bell ’21 & Tori Sanchez ’22
• Preventing Fatal Overdoses and Increasing Safety Measures for Drug Use – Arman Entezar ’21 & Eitan Levy Keating ’21
• Reducing Plastic Bag Use – Michael Burch ’22 & Sammy Guttell ’22
• Making Menstrual Products Affordable and Accessible to All – Ana Hatfield ’21 & Summer Quinn ’22
• Raising the Age to be Tried as an Adult – Jared Bivens ’21 & Kevin Truong ’21
• Authorizing Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants – Jennifer Manzano ’21 & Grace Teng ’21
• Mandating Accuracy, Inclusivity, and Comprehensiveness in Sex Education – Jesse Qu ’21 & Aidan Vogelson ’22
• Providing Free Meals in Massachusetts Schools – Ruby Bevan ’22, Abby Turner ’21 & Sophie Brill Weitz ’21
• Promoting Safer and More Hygienic Conditions for Drug Use – Jason Lin ’21 & Valérie Pierre-Louis ’21

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman, ’68, MA’73, Founding Director, Beacon Leadership Collaborative; former Member, Massachusetts House of Representatives

• Required Project Components

• Ensuring Equitable Health Coverage for Children — Erin Chambers ’20 and Kalianni Neal Destanik ’20

• Removing Obstacles and Expanding Abortion Access — Allia Service ’22 and Emma Wolters ’20.

• Fair Scheduling of Employees — Emily Rae Foreman ’20 and Elaina Pevide ’20

• Preventing Overdose Deaths and Increasing Access to Treatment — James Parkhill ’21 and Abby Smurzynski ’21

• "Raise the Age" to Be Tried as a Juvenile for Nonviolent Crimes — Lawrence Sabir ’21 and Kyle Shedden ’20

• Transitioning Massachusetts to 100% Renewable Energy — Benée Hershon ’20, Kate Laemmle ’20 and Ben Silver ’20

• Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants — Rachel Dovek ’20 and Mayan Kleiman ’20

• Protecting Undocumented and Other Vulnerable Residents — Emily Arkin ’20 and Irma Zamarripa ’21

• Ensuring Accurate and Comprehensive Safe Sex Education — Rolanda Donelson ’19 and Yael Eiger ’20

• Higher Education Opportunities for Students With Intellecutual or Developmental Disabilities — Gabi Burkholz ’21 and Zoe Lehner-Neal ’20

• Protecting Undocumented and Other Vulnerable Residents — Matthew Patton ’20 and Matthew Rothenberg ’21

• Combating Sexual Violence on Higher Education Campuses — Emily Fishman ’20 and Shania Thomas ’21

• Increasing Access to Menstrual Products — Mercedes Helm ’21 and Leah Trachtenberg ’21

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• Required Project Components

• Making Medication More Affordable — Monica Aronson ’19 and Abby Kaplan ’19

• Expanding Abortion Access — Sarah Baran McDonald ’20 and Ary Vanetsky ’19

• Addressing Workplace Bullying — Madeline Bisgyer ’20 and Noaem Shurin ’20

• Ensuring Language Readiness for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children — Gabriel Brainson ’19 and Rachel Lederer ’19

• Reforming the Juvenile Justice System — Zosia Busé ’20 and Gabriel Sol Fontes ’19

• Transitioning to 100 Percent Renewable Energy — Anna Doronsenkoy ’20 and Ian Quin ’19

• Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants — Hannah Glock ’19 and Jacqie Wycoff ’21

• Creating Higher Education Opportunities for Students With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities — Sabrina Howard ’19 and Joelle MarkAnthony ’19

• Creating Higher Education Opportunities for Students With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities — Angie Hwang ’19 and Jess Rosner ’20.

• Sexual Health Education for Youth — Ione Hughes ’19 and Katherine Laemmle ’20

• Protecting the Civil Rights of Undocumented Immigrants — Hannah Lee ’19 and Dariana Resendez ’20

• Combating Sexual Violence on Higher Education Campuses — Emily Kessler ’19 and Ethan Stone ’19

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman ’68, MA’73

• Required Project Components

• Automatic Voter Registration — Jonathan Goldman ’19 and Ravi Simon ’19

• Criminal Justice Reform — Maxwell Everson ’19 and Ely Schudrich ’19

• Protected Undocumented and other Vulnerable Residents — Emilia Feldman ’19 and Shoshanah Weinreich ’20

• Increasing Renewable Portfolio Standards — Gerrianna Cohen ’18 and Mia Dorris ’20

• Increasing Renewable Portfolio Standards — G. Arnogha Rao ’18 and Philip Szeszol ’19

• Protecting Access to Confidential Healthcare — Erika Carter ’19 and Brandon Ferrier ’18

• Combating Sexual Violence on Higher Education Campuses — Victoria Fils-Aime ’19 and Kayla Kurland-Davis ’20

• Ensuring Accurate and Comprehensive Health Services for Children — Sivan Ben-Hayun ’19 and Anne Lieber ’18

• Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Children — Sage Rosenthal ’19 and Maegann Stafford ’19

• Establishing Paid Family and Medical Leave — Samantha Greenberg ’18 and Ellery Riccio ’19

• Providing Access to End of Life Options — Javier Mendez ’18 and Marlee Nork ’19

• Establishing Safer Drug Consumption Sites — Sharon Cai ’18 and Robin Donohoe ’19

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message from Jay Kaufman ’68, MA’73

• Required Project Components

• Safe Communities — Sara Bezrukavnikov ’17 and Jose Castellanos ’18

• Access to Higher Education for Students with Developmental Disabilities — Francesca DiLapi ’18 and Nicole Kovalevsky ’17

• Electronic Privacy — Ashley Morales ’17, Francesca Pinto ’17 and Matthew Yan ’17

• Paid Family and Medical Leave — Jesse Feldstein ’17 and Kyle Robinson ’17

• Decriminalizing Nonviolent Student Misconduct — Blake Linzer ’19 and Jeongmi Seo ’18

• Healthcare Confidentiality — Tzlil Levy ’17 and Heather Spector ’17

• Youth Mental Health — Leah Friend ’17 and Zoe Rothblatt ’18

• Sexual Violence on Higher Education Campuses — Jacob Edelman ’18 and Katarina Weessies ’18

• Sexual Health Education for Youth — Gilberto Calderin ’17, Madeline Lenchner ’17 and Linda Wang ’19

• Homeless Bill of Rights — Nick Love ’17 and Cassidy Tatun ’17

• Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Students — Vanessa Alamo ’17 and Marian Gardner ’18

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman 68, MA’73

• Required Project Components

• Pay Equity for All — Waiin Cheang ’16 and Sara Pipe-Mazo ’17

• Higher Education for Students With Disabilities — Melanie Kaplan-Cohen ’17 and Chantal Tepper ’18

• Family and Medical Leave — David Burakovsky ’16, Milo Charny-Rosen ’16 and Ean Silbar ’17

• Reproductive Health Care — Asisa Isack ’17 and Megi Belegu ’16

• Treatment for Opioid Addiction — Joseph DeFerrari ’18 and Danny Kimmel ’17

• More Screening for Ride-for-Hire Drivers — Matthew Beaver ’16 and Danielle Novotny ’16

• Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Dora Chi ’16 and Judy Nam ’16

• Health Care for Homeless Youth — Sara Kramer ’17 and Rachel Nathanson ’16

• Sexual Assault on College Campuses — Sasha Kliger ’17 and Leah Susman ’18

• Ensuring Access to Affordable Contraception — Lilah Kleban ’17 and Emma Kraft ’16

• Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants — Jordan Buscetto ’16, Taiseer Rahman ’16 and Ryan Tettemer ’17

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Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman ’68, MA’73

• Required Project Components

• Higher Education for Veterans — Liam O’Connor ’16 and Holly Szafran ’16

• Health Care for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth — Anya Kamber ’15, Josh Kestin ’15 and Nathasha Quiroz ’15

• Health Care for Young Women — Ruth Fertig ’17 and Lieba Hall ’16

• Women's Health and Economic Equity — Rebecca Balk ’15 and Hannah Porter ’16

• Confidential Health Care — Emma Farber ’16, Riayn Rosenstock ’15 and Kaitlin Wang ’15

• Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault on College Campuses — Krista Guintoli ’15 and Libby Panipinto ’15

• Massachusetts Bail Reform — David Harari ’16, Hannah Marion ’16 and Daniel Moskowitz ’15

• Raise the Earned Income Tax Credit — Joshua Berman ’15 and Rose Wallace ’16

• Driver’s Licenses for People Without Social Security Numbers — Kenyon Fraser ’16 and Nathan Needle ’15

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Advocacy for Policy Change, September 2014

Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman ’68, MA’73

• Required Project Components

• Unaccompanied Homeless Youth — Dillon Harvey ’14 and Si-Si Hensley ’14

• Comprehensive Sex Education — Ally Bernstein ’14 and Sophie Miller ’15

• Domestic Violence Bill — Marisa Budlong ’15 and Kelly Peterson ’14

• Earned Paid Sick Time — Annie Chen ’14 and Marino Pawlowski ’14

• Solitary Confinement — Melanie Gomes ’16 and Leah Igdalsky ’14

• Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals — Molly Hillman ’14 and Leah Staffin ’15

• Raise the Minimum Wage — Michael DeFeo ’14 and Harold Salinas ’14

• Suicide Prevention — Nikki Friedman ’14 and Sarah Sue Landau ’14

• In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students — Sela Brown ’15 and Sneha Walia ’15

• Congo Conflict Minerals — Colin Markel ’14 and Dominic Schwartz ’14

• Hinton State Laboratory — Sisana Farley ’15 and Dylan Schlesinger ’15

Advocacy for Policy Change, September 2013

Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman ’68, MA’73

• Required Project Components

• Conflict Minerals — Gabrielle “Gabby” Floirendo ’13 and Georgia "Gina" Gkoulgkountina ’15

• Preventing Vacancies in Foreclosed Homes — Dylan Britton ’13 and Jacob Newfield ’13

• Comprehensive Sex Education — Roberta Bergstein ’14, Hailey Magee ’15 and Emily Troge ’14

• Domestic Worker Rights — Maya Jacob ’13 and Meredith van der Walde ’15

• State Laboratory Funding — Matthew Eames ’13 and Jonathan Steinberg ’13

• Paid Sick Time — Natalie Foster ’14 and Seo Young “Gloria” Park ’13

• Update the Bottle Bill — Michael Abrams ’15 and Yuan “Flora” Wang ’15

• Online Voter Registration — David Goldberg ’14, John Pizzi ’13 and Ricky Rosen ’14

• Support for Homeless Youth — Sarah Schneider ’13 and Emmily Smith ’13

• A Coal-Free Commonwealth — Tali Smookler ’13 and Vivian Zeng ’14

Advocacy for Policy Change, October 2012

Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• Required Project Components

• Foreclosure Mediation — Kelsey Dean ’14 and Adrienne Karlovsky ’12

• Support for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth — Kelly Doolittle ’12 and Herbie Rosen ’12

• Preventing Vacancies — Ryan Winston ’13

• Habitual Offender Bill — Lina Bui ’13 and Clair Weatherby ’12

• Massachusetts Transition Coordinator Law — Erin Lue-Hing ’12 and Haley Orlofsky ’14

• Paid Sick Leave — Justine Zayhowski ’13 and David Kratzer ’13

• Higher Education Opportunities — Victoria Negus ’12 and Laura Aguirre ’13

• Health Care for Children — Hilary Andrews ’14 and Aaron Cusato ’12

• Domestic Violence Bill — Rebecca Miller ’13 and Marla Merchut ’12

• Plastic Bags Reduction — Jessi Fixen ’12 and Jesse Koklas ’14

• Update the Bottle Bill — Geneva Boyer ’14 and Rachel Usnik ’13

Advocacy for Policy Change, September 2011

Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• A Message From Jay Kaufman ’68, MA’73

• Required Project Components

• Access to TB Services — Robert Mesika ’12 and Bayleigh Ruhm ’12

• Defendant Access to DNA Evidence — Stephanie Johnson ’13 and Anna Khandros ’11

• Destination Resort Casino — Zach Malis ’12 and Alex Tynan ’12

• In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students — Kate Alexander ’12 and Kayla Cronin ’11

• Human Trafficking — Ethan Davis ’11 and Mark Garibyan ’11

• Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform — Carl Goldfarb ’11, Brett Segall ’11 and Jesse Silberstein ’11

• MassHealth Expansion for Young Adults — Sari Ladin ’11 and Shanna Rifkin ’11

• Mediation to Prevent Foreclosure — Sahar Massachi ’11 and Anthony Medeiros ’11

• Paid Sick Leave — Madeleine Gecht ’11 and Rebecca Ludwig ’11

• Student Access to Educational Services Exclusion from School — Beneva Davies ’13 and Cynthia Massillon ’12

Advocacy for Policy Change, September 2010

Contents

• Introduction — Melissa Stimell

• Required Project Components

• The Cyber-Bullying Bill — Daniela Montoya-Fontalvo ’11 and Rebecca Wilkof ’10

• The Hinton State Laboratory Budget Line Item — Ben Ostrow ’10, Rebecca Ratner ’10 and Kayley Wolf ’12

• The METCO Budget Line Item — Nora Bradshaw ’11

• CORI Reform — Jake Erlich ’10, Liz Macedo ’10 and Jenna Rubin ’11

• Foreclosure Reform — Jarrad Kirsh ’10 and Micaela Preskill ’10

• The In-State Tuition Bill — Vanessa Kerr ’11 and Morgan Manley ’11