Chicago Tribune: Young people in Chicago are learning that guns aren’t the answer
By Celia Fuentes, Project Unloaded Youth Council August 15, 2025 Read the piece:
Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in America. And yet, many young people still believe that having a gun will make them safer. Project Unloaded is flipping that script.
We’re a culture change organization working with young people to tell a different story about guns—one rooted in the facts, not fear. Through data-backed digital campaigns created by and for teens, Project Unloaded is shifting perspectives on gun ownership and empowering teens to choose on their own terms not to own and use guns.
Project Unloaded’s SNUG campaign reaches teens on the social media platforms where they spend their time with a simple message: we’re Safer Not Using Guns. And it’s working.
The Youth Council is an essential part of everything we do at Project Unloaded, from our campaigns to our social media posts and our community engagement strategy.
Project Unloaded’s second campaign, Guns Change the Story, combines mad-lib style stories with video footage of real teens living their lives to highlight how having a gun around makes life riskier.
By Celia Fuentes, Project Unloaded Youth Council August 15, 2025 Read the piece:
The gun violence prevention organization Project Unloaded is teaming up with streamers to share the facts about firearm safety. By Fairriona Magee and Chip Brownlee In the current season of Fortnite, players wield an arsenal designed to outgun their competition in a chaotic
Students are getting and sharing the message that they’re safer without guns By Olivia Brown. Published on February 26, 2025. On March 22, 2012, I got a Facebook message with a simple call to action: “Today, walkout, 1st lunch, justice for Trayvon.”
By Celia Fuentes, Project Unloaded Youth Council August 15, 2025 Read the piece:
To turn the page on gun violence, we must tell a different story about guns. With your help, we can grow our work and save lives.