Grantee Database
916 INK
Grant Year
2019-20
Grant Program
Youth Arts Action
Award Amount
$19,000.00
Project Description
With the support of the California Arts Council, 916 Ink will provide 6, week-long creative writing summer camps to serve 150 elementary school students in Sacramento county with an intensive arts education experience, transforming them into published authors and fostering creative, social and communication skills. Students will engage with local artists to explore storytelling and self expression through music, visual arts, performance and multimedia design.
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
