WriteGirl

Founded in 2001, is a nationally-recognized creative writing and mentoring organization serving more than 500 teen girls and nonbinary youth annually, mainly from LA's high-density neighborhoods. WriteGirl envisions a world where all teens live, write, and speak boldly as they become inspiring, transformative leaders, driven to effect positive change in their communities. Now in its 21st season, WriteGirl has maintained a 100 percent success rate in helping its seniors not only graduate from high school, but also enroll in college. WriteGirl received national attention in 2021 when WriteGirl alum Amanda Gorman performed her poetry at the Biden-Harris Inauguration. In 2013, WriteGirl was honored by First Lady Michelle Obama with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award – an initiative of the President’s Committee on the Arts & the Humanities and the highest national honor awarded to exemplary out-of-school time programs. WriteGirl also works with boys and co-ed groups unde…