“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi
We teach teen writers the business of being a writer.
Join our team! You are not too young to work in writing and publishing. Our organization provides highly collaborative and creative career development opportunities for teens to gain experience in leadership, life skill development, community service, and reading, writing, social, emotional, and cultural literacy.
We break cycles of generational poverty.
Our volunteers learn transferable skills including storytelling, smart decision-making, collaborating, prioritizing, active listening, interviewing, financial literacy, communications, career management, relationship-building, and engaging with the community.
We help balance your narrative.
YOU'LL GET
- Experience: working, collaborating and leading with other teens and adults
- Letter of recommendation: when it's time to apply for college or work
- Free Access: to all our events or events we're hosting/presenting
- Volunteerism: verification of hours for community service
- Portfolio: help with your bio, resume and/or digital porfolio
- Promotion: win a contest? on the honor roll? got a new car? Tell us, we'll promote it
- Publication: your work will be published in our Lit Zine
- Community: network and connect with other like-minded teen writers
- Tenure: automatically become a member of our Alumni Network
WE NEED
- Time Management: can you juggle school, work, writing, home and your social life?
- Communication: can you be reached and respond easily and quickly?
- Accountability: can you commit to completing tasks or communicating issues?
- Enthusiasm: are you willing to learn and share skills, knowledge and responsibilities?
- Teamwork: can you work productively and professionally with other team members from around the world?
- Flexibility: are you flexible in a crunch, if necessary, to meet deadlines or help out?
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”
— Muhammad Ali
— Muhammad Ali
This work was made possible through the support of the Grantmakers for Girls of Color, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
