Fasten Your Seatbelt: We're Changing the World
The journey of a teenager who discovers that even the smallest action can spark enormous change.
PublisherSoneesh & Co.
Every young person deserves a second chapter.
Chapter Two sends books written by young authors to juvenile centers across the country, so every kid inside can see what their next chapter could look like.
Founded by students at
YOUth: The Young Person's Guide to Starting a Nonprofit
From the founder of Cancer Kids First, the blueprint young changemakers need to turn big ideas into real-world impact.
Publisher
Co-Founder
Olivia Zhang
Harvard '27
Co-Founder
Soneesh Kothagundla
Harvard '30
Why it matters
Three numbers behind the mission.
48%
of youth in custody are functioning below the grade level appropriate for their age, compared with 28% of youth in the general population.
OJJDP, 2010 1 in 3incarcerated youth is identified as needing or already receiving special education services, nearly four times the rate of students in the community.
CSG Justice Center, 2015 29,314young people were held in juvenile residential placement facilities across the United States on a single day in October 2023.
OJJDP, 2023III / Facilities
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If you are a foundation, a publisher, or a facility that wants to bring more stories inside, we would love to hear from you.
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