Handmade posters are propped beside trays of brownies and cupcakes as kids entice passersby with chants of “Justice is delicious!” The monthly event, called Bake Sale for Justice, asks people to donate any amount in exchange for a sweet treat. In about four years, the Chicago group has raised over $24,000 for organizations such as March for Our Lives, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

“Being part of Bake Sale for Justice has definitely given the kids an awareness of other people’s realities,” says Anne Fogarty, who helped her 14-year-old daughter, Nora Fox, launch the group in November 2016. “They see what’s happening in the world—in the news—and understand how different issues impact different people. Most