She went home and did research, where she found out the childhood poverty rate in Buffalo in 2016 was 44 percent. After learning this statistic, a fire was lit in Olivia, the desire to make a change. Olivia began Seeds of Change, a collection drive at her parish, Nativity of Our Lord. After collecting hundreds of items for Gerard Place and Family Promise of WNY, Olivia wanted to do something that would make a bigger impact.
In October of 2018, sixteen year-old Olivia founded For Every Little Handprint. In March of 2019, Olivia received 501(c)(3) status for the organization. Olivia’s experiences in school and as a teenager have informed the programs she has and continues to develop to serve Buffalo in the city and surrounding areas.