Jameon with some favorite books Apprenticeship graduation Sergio in the office with his favorite books A young man in the DC Jail

Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop

Org #1275
Vetted since 2009 Staff Favorite Site Visit Verified
2002
year founded
$125,709
raised on GlobalGiving
15
years fundraising
1
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Free Minds uses books and creative writing to empower incarcerated teenaged boys in Washington, DC to transform their lives. By mentoring and connecting them to supportive services throughout their incarceration into reentry, Free Minds inspires these youths to see their potential and achieve new educational and career goals.

Project Leaders
Tara Libert
Tara Libert
Sarah Maguire
Sarah Maguire
Julia Mascioli
Julia Mascioli
Team
Allen Chin, Tara Libert, Keela Hailes, Kelli Taylor, Julia Mascioli, Aneka Nelson, Melissa Majano
Organization Information
1816 12th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
United States
202-758-0829
Organization Information
1816 12th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
United States
202-758-0829

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Winter Highlights from our Prison Book Club

By Sydney Richner | Communications Intern

Free Minds believes in the power of positive support, encouragement, and lifting one another up in a carceral environment designed to isolate. Our Prison Book Club brings this commitment to life by... Read the full report ›

Fall Accomplishments from the Free Minds Family

By Sydney Richner | Communications Intern

This season we are celebrating the tenacity and mutual support of Free Minds and its members, who have made tremendous achievements despite many challenges  this past year. Free Minds members in... Read the full report ›

Cultivating Communities of Care

By Dalton Greene | Communications Intern

Here at Free Minds, we often speak of the “Free Minds family,” or the network of mutual care and support that members build among themselves and our staff and supporters. This sense of... Read the full report ›
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