Altadena Girls co-founders Avery Colvert and her mother Lauren Sandidge introduced Hilton at the event, also attended by City ...

Just last month, 14-year-old Avery Colvert watched thousands of buildings, including her school, in her hometown of Altadena, Calif., engulfed by flames. But “while many felt paralyzed by loss ...

Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for TIME Avery Colvert received her honor for founding Altadena Girls — "a late-night idea dreamt up only 46 long days ago when my neighborhood, school and ...