OUR MISSION

The Angellyh Yambo Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to raise awareness in the community against the numerous acts of gun violence in The Bronx, New York, and across the nation.

The Angellyh Yambo Foundation is committed to the community and other nonprofit organizations that assist victims of gun violence with the goal of educating the public through awareness, youth programs/education, and prevention strategies in hopes of saving another innocent child from death by gun violence.

VALUE Statement

ABOUT THE ANGELLYH YAMBO FOUNDATION

As a family, we are grieving the unbearable loss of our beloved Angellyh Yambo, who was shot and killed on April 8, 2022, while walking home from school in the Melrose section of The Bronx.

Angellyh, an honor student, had walked only 1,597 feet from her school, the University Prep Charter High School campus in the South Bronx, when she was struck by a bullet fired by a 17-year-old’s “ghost gun.” The perpetrator was shooting from across the street allegedly at a rival gang member when his bullet hit Angellyh in the chest.

The sudden death of Angellyh left us in shock and in disbelief. She had just celebrated her Sweet Sixteen with our family and friends. Angellyh was full of life, but her dreams of growing up to be a cosmetologist, becoming an entrepreneur, and going to medical school in The Bronx were completely shattered. Through our grief, we are honoring the memory of Angellyh through this foundation.

We are working to ensure that all youth in our community will have the opportunity to pursue their education, obtain new skills, and begin careers. We want the next generation of parents and leaders to be engaged in the education of their children; we will be providing a scholarship award program for disadvantaged students, and program strategies targeting youth in vulnerable populations at risk.

One of the first issues we need to focus on is “ghost guns.” A ghost gun is an unregulated firearm that is purchased piece by piece on the internet and then assembled. Anyone can purchase the parts and assemble the pieces. The weapons have no serial numbers, therefore, are untraceable. This was the type of gun that killed our beloved Angellyh.

On August 24th, 2022 President Biden signed a federal rule which bans the business of manufacturing the most accessible ghost guns, such as unserialized “buy build shoot” kits that individuals can buy online or at a store without a background check and can readily assemble into a working firearm in as little as 30 minutes with the equipment they have at home. This rule clarifies that these kits qualify as “firearms” under the Gun Control Act and that commercial manufacturers of such kits must therefore become licensed and include serial numbers on the kits’ frame or receiver, and commercial sellers of these kits must become federally licensed and run background checks prior to a sale – just like they have to do with other commercially-made firearms. via the White House, Washington DC.

Our mission is to advocate for gun violence prevention. We believe that it’s important that the American people, especially our children, are protected from the consequences of gun violence, and we’re hopeful that in our communication with US Congressman Ritchie Torres, he will help introduce a bill highlighting the 1990 Gun-Free School Zones Act, to increase mandatory minimum sentences, expand the gun free zones, and add a new language for Charter Schools and Ghost Guns. The Gun Free Zones Act has not been amended for over a quarter of a century. There is ample evidence that the availability of firearms is much higher in the 21st century and our kids need to be protected.

Please help us continue Angellyh’s legacy and save the next child from gun violence.