AND Present YourWords STL and Young Chicago Authors (YCA) will be gathering poets, schools, organizations, and activists as we explore slam poetry […]
Lift for Life Gym
Lift for Life Gym was started as an alternative outlet for youth in 1988. Lift for Life Gym has training in weightlifting, basketball, yoga, and cross-fit. In addition to producing medal-winning athletes, Lift for Lift Gym has expanded to address many needs of their youth. They offer mentorship, over […]
Marygrove Children’s Home
Marygrove Children’s Home has a 165-year history of supporting children in need of shelter, nurturing, and support. Their 200 daily residents range from infancy to 20. Marygrove offers an astounding array of counseling, crisis care, independent living and life skills training, as well as mentorship in a home-setting.YourWords STL had […]
Crossing Delmar
YourWords STL has initiated collaborative projects between schools from differing sides of the “Delmar Divide”. For our inaugural Crossindg Delmar, we brought together students from Parkway Northeast Middle School and St. Louis Catholic Academy, and Marygrove Children’s Home. In “Castles of Your Imagination: Creating Personalized Books for Children Who Have […]
Pilot Projects and Workshops
In addition to our main programming partners, we have also worked to create pilots and one-time workshops with Clay Elementary School and Grace Hill Settlement House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, as well as the “Fantasy Maps” workshop at the St. Louis Small Press Expo in 2016!
Tutor Requirements
The ability of our students to feel empowered to share their stories requires dedication and passion from our tutors. Our tutors transform our programs, developed by our Program Director, into action with our students. We value the work of all our volunteers but our tutors play a pivotal role so