In March of 2019, thanks to our participation in Y&G, my delegation president, Sofia Reyes, and I were offered the unique opportunity of joining San Diego's YMCA Policy Director, Courtney Baltisky, and her colleagues at the state capital in order to advocate for after school programs. I spoke with Governor Gavin Newsom's education advisor and several representatives from San Diego county sharing my story about after school programs and how they shaped the person I am today.