916 Ink

916 ink served 965 youth through 54 creative writing workshop seriesheld atcommunity partner, school sites and at the our creative writing center, theimaginarium. 916 ink programs are proven to positivelyimpact self-esteem, writingconfidence, personal achievement, and overall academic engagement. Our pre/postevaluation results show that after successful completion of a workshop: 84 percent of students improved attitudes toward academics. Additionally, 86 percent improvein terms of social and emotional development. 916 ink published 32 anthologies of student poetry, prose and stories. Published youth experience emotional health gainsas they find their voice, express and process difficult circumstances, and arecelebrated for sharing their.stories through the publication of their book.program service accomplishments:resilient-they know who they are, how they got here, and can write their ticket into a more positive future

916 ink engages youth with literary arts and empowers them to love language and stories. Free after school programs such as work squad, a drop-in program for grades 3-6 and author's lab for grades 6-12, help young authors explore genres and strenghten writing skills are offered as well as one-day workshops with a guest artist. Amplify! Is a week long writing summer camp with workshops, writing prompts and activities that empower young writers to tell their own stories.

916 ink served 111 students with one-on-one literacy instruction at 4 schools insouth sacramento. Read on! Is an effective literacy tutoring program which seeks toreduce the literacy gap for students identified as being behind in grade level reading. 100% of students showed some growth in foundational reading skills. 21community volunteers provided more than 3,700 hours of individualized instruction.read on! Is a collaborative literacy solution that will support positive outcomes for generations to come