--- description: Discover the change-makers helping children and young people reach their full potential. title: TIME Visionaries image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6977c64692c639da/6a2c4dbcbb70775bc203f26f/Visionaries-2026b.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # TIME Visionaries Discover the change-makers helping children and young people reach their full potential. [Read How We Chose the List](/article/2026/06/16/how-we-chose-time-visionaries/) ## *  [Sondra Samuels Wants to Close North Minneapolis' Poverty Gap, One Student at a Time](/collection/visionaries/2026/sondra-samuels/) byCharlotte Hu *  [Actor Wilson Cruz Is Still Standing Up for Queer Students](/collection/visionaries/2026/wilson-cruz/) byShannon Carlin *  [This Teenager Isn't Waiting for Adults to Fix the Youth Mental-Health Crisis](/collection/visionaries/2026/sarah-shelke/) byJuwayriah Wright *  [Chef Chad Houser Is Helping Formerly Incarcerated Teens Gain Opportunity—And Momentum](/collection/visionaries/2026/chad-houser/) byDerek Rose *  [This Nonprofit Leader Is Connecting Underserved Teens with Life-Changing Internships](/collection/visionaries/2026/byron-v-garrett/) byTharin Pillay *  [The Lawyer Pushing to Protect Future Generations from the Climate Crisis](/collection/visionaries/2026/julia-olson/) bySimmone Shah *  [The Trevor Project Lost Funding. CEO Jaymes Black Kept Fighting for LGBTQ+ Kids](/collection/visionaries/2026/jaymes-black/) byErin McMullen *  [Greisa Martínez Rosas Has Made Defending DACA Her Life's Work](/collection/visionaries/2026/greisa-martinez-rosas/) bySimmone Shah *  [Georgie Smith Helps Former Foster Youth Create Homes of Their Own](/collection/visionaries/2026/georgie-smith/) byShannon Carlin *  [Sarah Rittling Is Making the Bipartisan Case for Childcare](/collection/visionaries/2026/sarah-rittling/) byBelinda Luscombe *  [This Young Advocate Is Fighting to Make Every School Allergy-Safe](/collection/visionaries/2026/zacky-munoz/) byVeronique Greenwood *  [The Gun-Safety Advocate Bringing Communities Together Across America](/collection/visionaries/2026/angela-ferrell-zabala/) byNadia Suleman *  [This Teen Activist Wants to Make Sure No Girl Is Denied the Right to Play Sports](/collection/visionaries/2026/maegha-ramanathan/) byJuwayriah Wright *  [This Children's Author Helps Young Readers Make Sense of Big Feelings](/collection/visionaries/2026/renee-watson/) byShannon Carlin ## TIME at the Every Child Thrives Festival *  [How Storytelling Can Inspire Action and Community](/collection/visionaries/2026/storytelling-to-transform-systems/) byErin McMullen *  [How Americans Can Overcome Division to Build Opportunity for Kids and Families](/collection/visionaries/2026/bridging-divides-brighter-future-for-every-child/) byAndrea Delbanco *  [‘If You’re Not Kind To People, You’re Not Doing The Work’: 3 Activists on Multigenerational Organizing](/collection/visionaries/2026/creating-intergenerational-change/) byCate Matthews *  [The Number-One Way Adults Can Support Youth Mental-Health](/collection/visionaries/2026/time100-talks-shaping-the-next-generation-seen-supported-connected-time-visionaries/) byErin McMullen *  [Actor and Activist Wilson Cruz on Advocacy, Storytelling, and Creating a Brighter Future for LGBTQ+ Youth](/collection/visionaries/2026/leading-with-purpose-advocacy-storytelling-and-community-impact/) byAvery Stone *  [The Biggest Moments from the Inaugural Every Child Thrives Festival](/collection/visionaries/2026/best-of-every-child-thrives-time-visionaries/) byAvery Stone ## Project Credits * Project leads:Avery Stone and Cate Matthews * Art and design:Lon Tweeten * Audience:Diana Elbasha, Helen Ray, Kitty Ruskin * Contributors:Shannon Carlin, Charlotte Hu, Veronique Greenwood, Belinda Luscombe, Tharin Pillay, Erin McMullen, Derek Rose, Simmone Shah, and Nadia Suleman * Digital:Juwayriah Wright * Editors:Merrill Fabry * Photo:Katherine Pomerantz TIME Visionaries ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/visionaries/2026/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/visionaries/2026/"},"headline":"TIME Visionaries","description":"Discover the change-makers helping children and young people reach their full potential.","url":"https://time.com/collection/visionaries/2026/","datePublished":"2026-06-29T21:50:49.718Z","dateModified":"2026-06-29T21:50:38.749Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":20,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6977c64692c639da/6a2c4dbcbb70775bc203f26f/Visionaries-2026b.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-visionaries/","name":"TIME Visionaries"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/visionaries/2026/","name":"TIME Visionaries"}}]}] ```