One Shot, One Story is a youth-led nonprofit humanizing gun violence through real stories — and turning them into action.
people are shot and killed in the United States every day. (CDC, 2022)
Every one of them had a name. OSOS exists to tell those names back.
lives are lost to gun violence in America each year. (CDC, 2022)
We turn the number back into faces — through film, writing, and youth-led story work.
cause of death for children and teens in America: firearms. (CDC / KFF, 2020–present)
That is why OSOS is youth-led — the generation most at risk is the one telling the story.
These are not statistics. They are people.
What we do
Four ways we turn stories into change.
One Shot, One Story is a youth-led 501(c)(3). Here is the work, in plain language — beautiful storytelling backed by tangible action.
Sharing real stories
We film, write, and publish first-person stories from survivors and families — giving the people behind the statistics their names back.
The memorial map
An interactive map of lives lost across America. Every pin is a person, a place, and a story you can read.
Advocacy
We bring those stories into schools, chapters, and policy rooms — turning grief into testimony that moves lawmakers and communities.
Community gun safety
Youth-led chapters host safe-storage drives, education events, and partnerships with local groups working to prevent the next shooting.
What we do
OSOS partners with survivors and families to record short documentary stories, publish them, and bring them into schools, chapters, and policy rooms across the country.
Our impact
Real reach, real change.
Youth Engaged
Across schools, community events, and chapter programs nationwide.
In the community
Bay Area events, gun-lock drives, school visits.
Stories Shared
Survivors, advocates, and families on the record.
National Chapters
Bay Area, NYC, Atlanta, Chicago — and growing.
Safer homes
Free gun locks distributed in partnership with Project ChildSafe.
Gun Safety Resources Distributed
Free gun locks, safe-storage guides, and youth toolkits.
"They came to our school and treated us like the answer, not the problem."
— Bay Area student
Who We Are
In America, 125 people are shot and killed every day and over 40,000 lives are lost each year.
This is the generation that grew up on lockdown drills.
Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for young people in America.