Why This Campaign Matters

At Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute, we believe stories change lives. This end-of-year campaign will raise $25,000 to expand literacy, author development, and writing workshops rooted in the arts and humanities. Your support ensures children and families have access to diverse books, creative learning spaces, and opportunities to develop their voices through reading and writing.

Together, we are building pathways to literacy, confidence, and opportunity—one story at a time.

Make a Donation

Your gift creates immediate impact:

$10 provides a book to a child in need
$40 provides a scholarship for a writing workshop

Every contribution supports our full range of programming, including author development, writing workshops, school and library partnerships, and access to culturally affirming books.

Get Involved

Help advance literacy and the arts by supporting author development, writing workshops, and access to diverse books for children and families. Your generosity fuels creative expression and opens doors for emerging readers and writers.

Our Impact

Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute delivers measurable outcomes by expanding literacy, cultivating authors, and elevating diverse voices through the arts and humanities. Our programs have reached thousands of students, families, and community members through school partnerships, library programs, writing workshops, and author development initiatives.

Participants experience increased reading engagement, stronger writing confidence, and greater access to culturally affirming books and learning spaces. Youth and emerging authors develop the skills to share their stories, while families build home libraries that support long-term educational success. The result is stronger literacy competencies, empowered difference makers, and communities enriched by inclusive stories and creative expression.

New Year, New Stories: Advancing Literacy Together

Cultivate literacy, creative writing, and diverse voices through the arts and humanities.

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