Creative Connections is a collaborative program entering its fourth year of operation, in which MA and MFA students from Southern Connecticut State University’s English department work with young New Haven writers experiencing homelessness aged 18-24 through Youth Continuum. Youth participants and graduate facilitators share their stories and experiences in a variety of written forms, from poetry and fiction to songs and podcasts. We believe that creativity and writing have the power to connect people who might not otherwise have crossed paths. Our goal is to facilitate an inclusive and empathetic writing community where everyone’s voices are heard and valued.
Our mission is to connect graduate students from Southern Connecticut State University’s English department with local youth experiencing homelessness. By reading and writing literature together in a college writing workshop format, SCSU student facilitators and youth shelter clients learn how to process their life experiences through creativity and writing and jointly discover ways that art can be a mechanism for social justice.
(Pulled from published work on Peatsmokes website)
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