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Our Story — Deep Center

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Deep Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was founded in 2008 to address the detrimental effects of poverty on literacy in Savannah, Georgia. During our first year, we hosted free writing workshops for 24 kids from two local public schools and published one anthology. Since our founding, nearly 3,000 kids have each enjoyed a fully-funded scholarship to our writing programs and have been published in a book. We’ve published more than 74 anthologies of student work, trained more than 200 local writing mentors.

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Our Team — Deep Center

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Dare Dukes - Executive Director. Dare has attended the Summer Institute at the Red Clay Writing Project, the National Writing Project's site at the University of Georgia, Athens, and he is a Red Clay Writing Project Teaching Consultant. Dare is a National Afterschool Matters Fellow for 2015-17, a co-project of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time at Wellesley College and the National Writing Project. Dare is a member of the ArtsGeorgia advisory committee. Megan Ave'Lallemant - Director of Programs.

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Our Story — Deep Center

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Deep Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was founded in 2008 to address the detrimental effects of poverty on literacy in Savannah, Georgia. During our first year, we hosted free writing workshops for 24 kids from two local public schools and published one anthology. Since our founding, nearly 3,000 kids have each enjoyed a fully-funded scholarship to our writing programs and have been published in a book. We’ve published more than 74 anthologies of student work, trained more than 200 local writing mentors.

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Deep Laureate — Deep Center

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Twice a year, at the end of each semester of the Young Author Project, Deep's young authors vote on the deepest, bravest, and most vivid writer in their workshops. The four young authors with the most votes become finalists for Deep Laureate, and the Deep community votes in the final round to determine the Deep Laureate for that semester. Honorees are announced at the fall and spring Deep Speaks every year. DEEP LAUREATE, SPRING 2016: KIONNA ROUNTREE. READ KIONNA'S STORY, "THIS IS HOW U'KIA FEELS". Espec...

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Our Impact — Deep Center

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How do we know? Deep has rigorous evaluation practices, and we measure youth achievement and program quality in a number of ways:. Thanks to an MOU with the school district, Deep analyzes participants’ academic achievement before and after workshops. We evaluate before and after English Language Arts grades. 2 Youth development surveys. We administer before and after Developmental Assets Profile surveys, developed by the Search Institute. 4 Critical Literacy Rubric. 7 One of the Best in the Nation. Don't...

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Give — Deep Center

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When you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything. Sherman Alexie. Deep provides every Young Author Scholarship at absolutely no cost. To the kids, parents,or schools. Your gift can bring this award-winning program to talented young authors in your community. Deep Patrons help kids write and publish their first stories. But with the help of our Deep Patrons,. We provide it at absolutely no cost to kids, parents, or schools. To make a one-time donation . . . Mail a check to.

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Join — Deep Center

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Publish Your Story. Be a Deep author. Stories are pictures of ourselves. They show our communities who we really are and demand courage to share them. And the Ed Fellow at your school will be notified. Block by Block, 2015-2016. And the Deep staff will be notified. Write with Young Storytellers. Be a Writing Fellow. The Deep Writing Fellows are a fun, vibrant community of writers who give Savannah's young people the skill, bravery, and passion to write and share their stories. And a love of learning.