Zach Bonner, the 12-year-old from Tampa, Fla. who made a 1200 mile "My House To The White House" walk at age 11 to raise money for homeless children, has been declared the Most Inspiring Person of 2009 by Beliefnet readers.

He was nominated for living his conviction that no one is ever too young to change the world. He was selected for his compassionate, selfless service to homeless children.

Zach created his own nonprofit, the Little Red Wagon Foundation, to advocate for homeless youth a...