Grantee Database
916 INK
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
JUMP StArts - State Facilities
Award Amount
$27,256.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, 916 Ink will provide 2 creative writing workshops to up to 80 young men at the N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility and O.H. Close Youth Correctional Facility. 916 Ink’s workshops help participants learn effective communication skills, make creative decisions, and become excited about academic pursuits. Each participant will receive 18 hours of English Language Arts instruction and have their writing published in a professional anthology.
Organization Summary
916 Ink is Sacramento’s arts-based creative writing and literacy nonprofit that provides workshops and tutoring to transform Sacramento youth into strong readers, confident communicators, and published authors. Our programs increase literacy skills, improve vocabulary, teach empathy, positively impact social and emotional learning, and expand communication skills. We envision a Sacramento region where every child and teen is given access to a culturally relevant creative writing program that leads them to believe in themselves and to understand the power of the written word.
Organization
916 Ink
Address
3301 37th Ave
Sacramento
95824
County
Sacramento
Region
Capital
Phone
(916) 826-7323
Congressional District
California's 6th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 7
State Senate District
District 6
