Our Impact
Voice2Youth™ is our core program for developing confident writers, readers, speakers, and leaders. In addition, this award-winning program offers opportunities for marginalized youth to take part in literary, visual, and performing arts.
- 7,500 students gained 3,500 additional educational instruction hours during in-school and after-school times.
- Vibrant writing opportunities – We’ve published 8 anthology books of original poems written by children in 3rd through 12th.
- 95% of our program participants improve their vocabulary, reading comprehension, and creative writing skills.
We also enjoy partnerships with local universities, including TWU, UTA, and TCU, to give experiential-learning opportunities to college students and bring higher education campus exposure to kids from underserved communities.
2019 Arts and Literacy Celebration: Carolyn West, TYDF Executive Director (center), and volunteers from the TCU Honors College
We’ve brought literacy-focused educational art activities to K-12 students at 30 North Texas libraries and public schools.
