Free Minds uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken DC youth incarcerated as adults to their own potential. Through creative expression, job readiness training, and violence prevention outreach, these young poets achieve their education and career goals, and become powerful voices for change in the community.
The poets featured on this blog are currently incarcerated, and many of them are in federal prisons far from home. Your positive feedback is a valuable source of motivation and connection to the outside community. Post your comments, feedback, and encouragement in the space below the poem, and it will be passed on directly to the author.
For more information and to volunteer, check out these links:
https://freemindsbookclub.org/our-work
https://freemindsbookclub.org/poetry-blog
To learn more about the impact of your comments, and how to comment effectively, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdWV9sHGw7U&t=17s
Don't forget to Respond to this Need, so you can track your service hours. You will need to send screenshots of your blog comments to communityengagement@southalabama.edu in order for us to be able to verify your hours. Please track and submit the actual amount of time spent volunteering.
