Program

Agency-wide Projects: ARP-Organizations (Public-related)

Period of Performance

10/1/2021 - 9/30/2022

Funding Totals

$44,117.00 (approved)
$42,210.00 (awarded)


Connecting Communities through Literature

FAIN: ZPP-284225-22

People and Stories Gente Y Cuentos Inc. (Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-2815)
Cheyenne B. Wolf (Project Director: May 2021 to November 2023)

Literature reading and discussion programs in English and Spanish for a public humanities initiative, compensating a Program Manager and six facilitators.

This project will 1) provide eight, 8-week literature reading and discussion programs for 120-160 marginalized participants with limited opportunities to participate in civic discourse and public humanities programming, and 2) support the hiring of a public humanities scholar who will advance strategic goals set forth by People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos' strategic planning committee.