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Recent class taking a break from the Saturday Writing Program at YCA
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Young Chicago Authors' Mission
Young Chicago Authors encourages self-expression and literacy through creative writing, performance and publication. YCA provides student-centered, artist-led workshops free to youth ages 13-19 in schools and communities. Our process emphasizes artistic development, mentorship, and creating safe spaces where a young person's life matters. We believe that through their words, young people can promote tolerance and remove barriers to transform their lives and society.
Our Funders
YCA is supported by generous grants from:
Alphawood Foundation
C.N.A. Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust
Chicago Tribune Foundation
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs-City Arts Program
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Leo S. Guthman Fund
Illinois Arts Council
Illinois Humanities Council
MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at The Richard H.Driehaus
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McCormick Foundation,
National Endowment for the Arts
Northern Trust Charitable Trust
Poetry Foundation
President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
Prince Charitable Trusts, Queenan Foundation
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Schopf & Weiss Charitable Giving Fund
Speh Foundation
and contributions from many individual donors
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