Vic­ki Soko­lik is the founder and exec­u­tive direc­tor of Start­ing Right, Now (SRN), a pio­neer­ing non­prof­it that pro­vides social and health ser­vices to unhoused stu­dents in Flori­da. A CNN Hero, she has co-authored and amend­ed leg­is­la­tion to pass ten bills pro­tect­ing unac­com­pa­nied youth statewide. She lives in Tampa.