Youth of Change is a positive, grassroots, youth business focused on community-building and gun reform. The business is dedicated to eliminating gun violence, poverty, and negative influences in East Harlem.
WHAT DO WE DO
CONNECTIONS
We make connections to wealth-building, mentorship, and mental health resources and programs
CONVERSATIONS
We host events for residents in Harlem that foster healthy conversations on gun violence
RESOURCES
We provide resources to residents of Harlem to help solve the underlying issues of gun violence
WHY GUN VIOLENCE IN EAST HARLEM?
The numbers speak for themselves.
Though this data is useful, it does not capture the lived impact of gun violence and don’t reflect all the incredible work that Harlem’s communities have done to counteract this trend.
Below is a table reporting shooting incidents and victims in Harlem precincts as of 8/15/21, compared to the same period last year. Overall shooting incidents and shooting victims have increased compared to 2020, which itself was a historically high period for shootings in NYC.
Shooting incidents by precinct
A shooting incident is defined as a shooting event where a person has been injured or killed by gunfire and does not include “shots fired” incidents with no known victim. A single shooting incident can have more than one victim.
Shooting incidents for full-year 2020
YOUTH OF CHANGE MERCH
COMMUNITY OVER GUNS RESOURCES
MENTORSHIP
UPCOMING EVENTS
THE FOUNDERS
Eduardo Sinisterra, Josue DePaula, Josh Mena, Demar Taylor, Trinity Lewis, Mariely Torres, Lina Lin, Sabrina Georges, Carl Crawford, Kei’asia Teague, Mario Rivera
OUR TRIBE OF SUPPORTERS
We would like to give a shoutout to the Neighborhood STAT Team at Wagner, Neighborhood Safety Initiative, NYC Office of Neighborhood Safety, Progress Playbook, Four the Youth by the Youth, and our fearless facilitators, Marcus Scurry, Marcus Johnson, and Lloyd Cambridge for supporting and guiding us through the process of launching Youth of Change to end gun violence in East Harlem.
ABOUT START AN EMPIRE
Start an Empire is an experiential social entrepreneurship program designed by Progress Playbook to teach youth how to start a business by practicing the startup experience. Participants receive business training, identify a social problem to solve in their neighborhood, develop a business plan, and practice the startup experience by creating a product and activating their solutions for the neighborhood problem that they identified at a local pop-up shop.
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