Summer ‘26 Mission:

To provide stipends to youth volunteers

with Poetry Speaks for Us and partners in the communities of

Harlem, Washington Heights, the Bronx, and New Jersey

Poetry Speaks for Us shares and fosters excitement for writing, reading, and speaking at the mic within the community, from New York City's shelters, NYC DOMHH Crisis Centers and Community Supportive House, to NYC schools and libraries, to after-school programs, community centers, and in our founder’s favorite local bookstore, Sisters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center in Harlem, NY.