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Literacy program empowers young people to author their own story

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Literacy program empowers young people to author their own story

RMPBS News: 2024 Episode 28 | 3m 37s | CC

The Brink Literacy Project offers literacy programs to incarcerated people and others impacted by the justice system. In Brink's Frames Youth Comics Course, young people write comic memoirs about a turning point in their lives. The storytelling process empowers students to open up, connect with others and take control of their future.

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