Robbie, a very talented, aspiring 17 year old singer, has grown up in one of the poorest, most crime ravaged inner cities: the 53206 zip code of Milwaukee. She dreams of going to Julliard, but after her cousin’s murder she vows to stay and help her community end the violence. Her teacher’s writing assignment inspires her to imagine herself on stage singing at a sold out concert. Before she can even process pursuing her dream, she discovers her closest friend, 16 year-old Jerome, is shot and killed by a stray bullet while sitting in the comforts of his home. Robbie experiences the harshness of the extreme poverty in the 53206 when she discovers that both Jerome’s mother and her aunt are unable to pay for a funeral. Robbie urges the community to help with funeral expenses. She struggles, but her attempts are finally successful when the owner of a neighborhood grocery store agrees to pay for the funeral. Just as it seems that Robbie is making an impact and things are turning around, violence strikes the 53206 again. As funeral goers leave Jerome’s funeral, Robbie’s best friend, 16 year old JR, is shot by an unknown gunman. He survives and Robbie becomes more determined than ever to stop the violence. She creates “Save our Streets” which is an event designed to bring the entire community together to stop the violence. Unfortunately, the event has a poor turnout. At the event, JR and Robbie find out that Oscar, one of JR’s best friends, is arrested for murder. JR tries to convince her to go to Juilliard but Robbie reaffirms that she cannot leave her community at such a horrible time of violence in her city. While talking, gunshots ring out in the distance and Robbie discovers a young woman shot to death in broad daylight. Extremely distraught, she decides she is finally going to leave to go to Julliard. She finds out that just before he died, Jerome secretly filled out an application for Robbie to apply to Julliard. She was accepted. The unrelenting Robbie organizes another SOS event and this time there’s a great turnout. JR gets into a heated conversation with Oscar’s cousin who threatens JR and insists he sells drugs to clear Oscar’s debt. JR refuses. JR sings an amazing song at the event and afterward Robbie and JR talk about their futures. He agrees to go to Julliard with her.