Design - Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
At just 10 years old, Chase Hansen, a fifth-grader at Draper Elementary, is already the citizen of the year. With his focus on humanitarian service, he's been finding ways to serve the community around him since he was a toddler. Back then, he thought there were only 20–30 homeless people in our state, but as soon as he saw there were more than 30 people at the Road Home alone, he decided he needed to find a way to help. What better way is there to know how to help someone than to ask? That's how Project Empathy, a social impact organization, established by Chase, began. Through the project, Chase takes homeless people to lunch and listens to their situation. His efforts have drawn national attention, including coverage on major national news outlets, and the designation of the City Journals Citizen of the Year.