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Stay Safe Kids

2020-YS-BX-0074
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$749,223

InsideOUT Writers Supports Incarcerated Youth in Los Angeles

Creative writing sessions and a reentry program provide youth with an outlet for self-expression and structure to help prevent them from reoffending after their release.

InsideOUT Writers

As a 16-year-old in a Los Angeles juvenile detention center in 1996, Jimmy Wu was like any other youth in his situation. He was searching for any opportunity that would allow him to spend time out of his room.

For...