Empowering incarcerated youth to write new chapters in their lives.
By CW
There comes a time in our lives
When we reach the point of adulthood
Where we get rid of our childish mentality
And grow up
And we’re put into rough situations
That we’re mature enough to think our way out of
Where we learn how to conquer those situations
And not depend on someone else to always be there
To pick us up when we fall
There are a lot of obstacles we face
That determine our maturity
And when we overcome them
We know that we’ve changed
September 23, 2020, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Read and respond to poetry by incarcerated writers! Registration will be required; the website will be updated with more information closer to the date.
Free Minds uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults to their own potential. Through creative expression, job readiness training, and violence prevention outreach, these poets achieve their education and career goals, and become powerful voices for change in the community.
Winner of the 2015 Aspen Ideas Award from the Aspen Institute, the Justice Potter Stewart Award from the Council for Court Excellence, and the Library of Congress Best Practices in Literacy Award.
United Way of the National Capital Area (UWNCA) #9633
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) # 75998
1816 12th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
