Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
(VOICES Photo/Josh Garcia)
I picked up Hector Mendoza and Lilliana Lopez and we got to Oracle as fast as we could. Hector was running late for his interview, so he got a crash course on photography from Lilliana in the car. We arrived as the sun began to set, and one of the owners of Jax [...]
Monday, December 7th, 2009
What led you to VOICES? Why are you here?
I came to VOICES because … I’ve seen how writing can transform lives. When I arrived in Tucson, I was looking for a community literacy organization to support but I wasn’t sure how available I would be. After visiting, it became clear that VOICES would put to [...]
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
In the nonprofit world we often talk about the “elevator speech.” An elevator speech is a buzzword that means simply how you tell another person about what your agency does in roughly 30 seconds, or the length of time two people might be on a proverbial elevator together, when one person conveniently asks the other, “VOICES, huh [...]
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Felix Valencia, 18, City High School
It is not everyday that youth are hired to express themselves creatively while being mentored by positive role models and influences. This is going to be my second year at VOICES and it has been a blast working with all of the talented and interesting youth who come to VOICES with [...]
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
( VOICES Photo collage by: Marena Priday, Michelle Rogers, Maria Aguirre, Samuel Crosswell, Anthony Valencia, Victoria Garcia, Fabian De La Pena)
We polled the staff, youth staff, Board and volunteers of VOICES to learn what people are thankful for in this season of gratitude. Check it out, we’re a thank-filled crew:
“I’m thankful for chickens, turkeys, beets, [...]
