"Julián Delgado Lopera paints a picture of immigrant and queer communities united not by their refinement of language but by the creative inventions that spring from their mouths."

Thank you, @PoetryFound, for supporting YourWords STL!

We appreciate all who donated to YourWords STL this #GivingTuesday. Thanks to you, we raised $5,665 to continue amplifying the voices of St. Louis' underserved and marginalized youth. If you missed the date, it's not too late to support! Visit https://t.co/DdVD5y09qz to donate!

When our students share their poetry, they receive applause for their courage. This simple act is the basis of our workshops. Everyone at YourWords STL strives to amplify these students' voices. This Giving Tuesday, please support our cause by donating: https://t.co/xXbIrKruaW

When our students share their poetry, they receive applause for their courage. This simple act is the basis of our workshops. Everyone at YourWords STL strives to amplify these students' voices. This Giving Tuesday, please support our cause by donating: https://t.co/xXbIrKruaW

By helping us foster a place where these young people can share their feelings and identities through creative expression, Alexander has helped them cope. This #GivingTuesday, help give these youth a better future by supporting YourWords STL. https://t.co/xXbIrKruaW #GiveBack

By opening up about her identity, Chelsea has inspired #STL youth to share aspects of their own, including their fears and hopes for the future. This #GivingTuesday, help us #give these kids a better future by supporting our work. https://t.co/xXbIrKs20u #donate

Art allows us to reflect, develop empathy, and grow. But access to #arts education is on the decline, hitting students in underserved areas hardest. This #GivingTuesday, help us #give these kids a better future by supporting our arts programming. https://t.co/xXbIrKruaW

Olivia has provided invaluable support for young people at @MarygroveKids — an experience that’s positively impacted her students’ lives, as well as her own. This #GivingTuesday help us #give these kids a better future by supporting tutors like Olivia https://t.co/xXbIrKs20u #stl

Education’s one of the strongest predictors of success, upward mobility & health. YourWords STL works to empower #STL’s at-risk youth to overcome trauma, share their stories & thrive. On #GivingTuesday, give these young people the gift of a better future: https://t.co/xXbIrKruaW

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Thank you to @unitedwaystl and @abstraktmg for volunteering to get our new workshop and tutoring space ready at Clay Community Resource Center! The fresh coats of paint will help create a blissful learning environment! 🤓

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Our Urban Farming and Creative Writing workshops at Clay Community Resource Center continue on Saturday from 9:30 - 11:30 AM! The writing workshop will be led this week by local fiction writer @lyelliswrites. Join us tomorrow for more planting and writing!

We are developing a community garden at Clay Community Resource Center! Join us in #writingoutdoors! @SLU_SOE @MoArtsCouncil @SLPS_INFO #creativewriting #urbanfarming #communitygarden #stlouis #artseducation

Thanks to the generosity of people like you, we raised $3,362 to help St. Louis marginalized youth tell their story — exceeding our $2,500 goal! Thank you for making a difference this #GiveSTLDay. #TellYourStory #ChangetheWorld #ThankYou

Support our efforts to help St. Louis youth tell their story this #GiveSTLDay. Because, when you tell your story, anything is possible. Donate, spread the word or share this post now through May 5! Donate at https://t.co/bMRNWtvFbZ. #TellYourStory #ChangetheWorld

Support our efforts to help St. Louis youth tell their story this #GiveSTLDay. Because, when you tell your story, anything is possible. Donate, spread the word or share this post now through May 5! Donate at https://t.co/bMRNWtvFbZ. #TellYourStory #ChangetheWorld

Support our efforts to help St. Louis youth tell their story this #GiveSTLDay. Because, when you tell your story, anything is possible. Donate, spread the word or share this post now through May 5! Donate at https://t.co/bMRNWtvFbZ. #TellYourStory #InspireOthers

Support our efforts to help St. Louis youth tell their story this #GiveSTLDay. Because, when you tell your story, anything is possible. Donate, spread the word or share this post now through May 5! Donate at https://t.co/bMRNWtvFbZ. #TellYourStory #BuildCommunity