Inspirational Youth

So often, the stories we hear from this season of life are horror stories- disturbing tales about wayward young people who seem to be getting it all woefully wrong.But this book tells a different type of story-the story of six young people who, while certainly far from perfect, are getting some very important things right.Each of the young people featured in this book has seen a social justice need and sought to fill that need. Some of them are running full-blown non-profits with...
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So often, the stories we hear from this season of life are horror stories- disturbing tales about wayward young people who seem to be getting it all woefully wrong.But this book tells a different type of story-the story of six young people who, while certainly far from perfect, are getting some very important things right.Each of the young people featured in this book has seen a social justice need and sought to fill that need. Some of them are running full-blown non-profits with national recognition, while others are beginning to form their passion and talents into organizations that will likely obtain formal non-profit status in the near future.Through this book, you will meet Joe Gigunito, a now seventeen-year-old young man who started a foundation to fund orphanages in Kenya, Africa. You also will get to know MaryPat Hecyor, a young woman who egan her work as a social justice advocate at the age of nine. Along with Joe and MaryPat, you will hear from Shaylee Hatch, Max Wallack, R.L. Wilson, and Jordan Howard, four other young transformational leaders who inspire through their words and actions.These young people are exceptional in some ways, but in many other ways they are just like you or the young people in your life-the ones that you serve in your classroom, organization, foundation or agency, see in your place of worship, or sit with at your own dinner table each evening.We are excited to introduce you to these young people-for you to hear and understand their stories, what they have learned from their mistakes, how they use social networking and other technology to reach out, and the sources of their remarkable inspiration and focus. We invite you to consider how you-as parents, youth leaders, or young people yourselves-might learn from them and be inspired by what they have to share.See, our stories may all be different, but our vision is the same-to create opportunities and avenues of hope for others.