Torontonian of the year nominee: Marcia Brown

For the second year in a row, CBC Radio's Metro Morning went looking for the Torontonian of the year.

The call was out for Toronto residents who are making a positive impact in their communities.

• David Stark is Metro Morning's 2016 Torontonian of the year

Nominee: Marcia Brown

Marcia Brown is the executive director of Trust 15, a youthcommunity support organization in Rexdale.

Brown founded the group five years ago as a way to provide opportunities and inspiration to young people in the northwest Etobicoke community.

"I needed to do something. We're losing our youth," Brown said on CBC'sMetro Morning.

Trust 15 connects positive role models with young people in the area and organizes activities.

Brown took 52 participantsto Ottawa last summer to meetSophie Grgoire Trudeau, an experience she said had a profound impact.

"These kids came back toRexdaleand they're totally different," Brown said.

Brown was nominated by Erika Wright, who works as themanager of international marketing and communications at Humber College.

Wright saidshe first heard about Brown's work onMetro Morningthree years ago. She saidBrown deserves the honour because of how much Trust 15 has grown and thepositive impact it's had on the community.

"She's had a great year," Wright told Metro Morning'sMatt Galloway,"It's been a big year."

Brown says the nomination is an honour.

"I feel veryhumbled," she said.