Teens With a Purpose provides 20-week (October-April) literary arts partnership residencies to select Hampton Roads Public Schools. Schools work closely with a TWP Teaching Artist to create inter- and intra-school […]
CONTINUE READINGNORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Some local teenagers are doing their part to combat crime. They call themselves “Teens With A Purpose” and they are working very hard to keep the […]
CONTINUE READINGWilliam Williams tried to kill himself by the time he was 9 . Growing up, William said he could hear gunshots from his subsidized housing in Norfolk. When he went […]
CONTINUE READINGArts Help Youth Heal, Triumph & Transform (Norfolk, VA) – What happens when you combine Art, Youth and Activism? You get teens creatively cultivating the next generation of […]
CONTINUE READINGNORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk high school student is gaining national attention after his memorable participation in the 10th annual Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World.William Williams is a […]
CONTINUE READINGTeens With a Purpose partners with leading national literary arts organizations and city/state agencies to spearhead the Hampton Roads Youth Poet Laureate program. The program model identifies powerful youth poets […]
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