Christopher J. Yao
Executive Director and Founder of Kids Change
the World,
Now director of Kids Change America and the mother organization
13 years old.
Main goals
are to encourage, motivate, inspire, and enable young people under 25 to take action in their communities by connecting them
with nonprofits, engaging them in programs, giving grants, and more.
Inspired by the problems that I've
seen exist in society. If I empower others, instead of just volunteering at a soup kitchen, my time on Earth will be magnified
thousands of times.
-Winner of Distinguished Finalist of 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community Award sponsored
by Prudential Foundation and Association of Secondary School Principals.
-President's Volunteer Service Award from
the Council on Service and Civic Participation for more than 500 hours of community service.
Writing two
novels: A Journey for Hope, (about struggles of child with cleft-lip)and Give and Glow (my memoir)
Will be released early
next year.
My letter:
http://www.kidschangeamerica.org/note-from-the-director.html
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/way-to-go-christopher-j-yao-of-jericho-middle-school-1.1808618
Other links: www.christopheryao.kidschangeamerica.org/press.html (all our press releases)
