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Founded in 2003 by Dave Isay, StoryCorps has given people of all backgrounds and beliefs, in thousands of towns and cities in all 50 states, the chance to record interviews about their lives. The organization preserves the recordings in its archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered, and shares select stories with the public through StoryCorps’ podcast, NPR broadcasts, animated shorts, digital platforms, and best-selling books. These powerful human stories reflect the vast range of American experiences, wisdom and values; engender empathy and connection; and remind us how much more we have in common than what divides us. StoryCorps is especially committed to capturing and amplifying voices least heard in the media. The StoryCorps MobileBooth, an Airstream trailer the organization has transformed into a traveling recording booth, crisscrosses the country year-round in order to gather the stories of people nationwide. With the 2015 TED Prize awarded to Dave Isay, StoryCorps launched a free mobile app that puts the StoryCorps experience entirely in the hands of users and enables anyone, anywhere to record meaningful conversations with another person and upload the audio to the Library of Congress. StoryCorps also records interviews in its permanent StoryBooths located in Chicago and Atlanta. Recording an interview in a StoryCorps booth couldn’t be easier: You invite a loved one, or anyone else you choose, to a StoryCorps recording site. There you’re met by a trained facilitator who explains the interview process, brings you into a quiet recording room and seats you across from your interview partner, each of you in front of a microphone. The facilitator hits “record,” and you share a 40-minute conversation. At the end of the session, you walk away with a copy of the interview, and a digital file goes to the Library of Congress, where it will be preserved for generations to come.

We foster joy, literacy, and critical thinking in children and teens from all backgrounds through creative writing. Writopia Lab is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization that runs creative writing workshops for writers ages 6 to 18. Founded in New York City in 2007, Writopia Lab has grown into a national community of young writers ages 6 to 18. Though our workshops are all currently online, we have locations throughout the New York City; Washington, DC; Los Angeles; and Chicago regions. For the last several years, more students from Writopia Lab than from any other school have been recognized at both the regional and national levels in the Scholastic Art & Writing awards. Our Worldwide Plays Festival celebrates the work of young playwrights. Each year, our professional theatre company produces over 100 thrilling, hilarious, and poignant plays written by New York City’s and the world’s top playwrights ages 6 to 18! Learn more at http://www.writopialab.org/plays.

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