Actress Yara Shahidi to receive Youth Empowerment Award during Cameron Boyce Foundation’s

Part-Middle Eastern actress Yara Shahidi is set to receive the Youth Empowerment Award during the Cameron Boyce Foundation’s The Cam for a Cause Gala in June in Los Angeles.
“We’re honored to shine a light on Yara’s activism surrounding STEM awareness, women’s rights, civil rights, and her countless acts of kindness toward others,” the foundation wrote on Instagram announcing the news.

The event, which was established last year by Cameron Boyce’s parents, raises funds and awareness for epilepsy, a disorder of the brain characterized by repeated seizures.

Boyce died in 2019 at the age of 20 following a seizure.

“I met Cameron when we were 5 years old, and even then, his talent, his fearlessness and his belief in the power of his peers was evident,” the “Grown-is” actress said in a statement. “It means so much to be recognized for my advocacy, and the work I continue to do to effect change. I’m grateful to my friends and family at the Cameron Boyce Foundation for thinking of me, as I will always be inspired and activated by their incredible work in the fight to end epilepsy.”

The Youth Empowerment Award aims to honor Boyce’s legacy by spotlighting one extraordinary young person dedicated to making a difference in the world.