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Here’s a quote from today’s writing group: I love this class and look forward to it every week. [Everyone feels] so comfortable and therefore people…

On Thursday, Qiana called me. She was facing a financial crisis and was hours away from ending up on the streets with her kids. I…

Speak Up writing groups hit on multiple levels. They provide individual invitations. These spaces let people discover and uncover things within. Carving out time to…

At this exact moment I’m sitting with others around a cluster of round tables writing to shared prompts. We’re sipping coffee, munching donuts, and holding…

We gathered, leaned in around tables with steaming cups of coffee, sticky donuts on paper plates, and a delightful collection of shared writing prompts. For…

Speak Up writing workshops are simple gatherings where people from all walks of life gather in person, write together, and listen to one another read…

A new year is almost here! Here’s a year-end blessing Benjamin Franklin: Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let…

Every week for the last five months I've been leading a writing group at the local public library. It was first advertised with posters in…

I'm excited to share that South Carolina Public Radio, a local NPR affiliate, broadcast a story yesterday about a Speak Up writing workshop we facilitated…

But if you only have 20 seconds, here's the short version: For two years we've been promoting and distributing "job in a box" outreach kits…

We get mail from people facing homelessness. Letters come from folks who are incarcerated. They also send emails, leave voicemails, and drop notes on Facebook.…

Mike first showed up at Speak Up’s Charlotte office with two friends. They’d been living together in an abandoned house for a couple months. His…

A few months ago we set out to create Pursuit Packs—portable starter kits that would allow anyone anywhere to begin earning income by selling magazine…

I’ve had hundreds of personal encounters with people who are facing homelessness. Nearly every person who approaches us at Speak Up and reaches out to…