Newsy Update
Yep, that’s just what this is — a blog post that is part update, part news about the Humanity Project. First, the update. Our website redesign was launched only a month ago … and is ongoing. We’ve run into a technical issue with some of the podcast posts, for instance, but it should be resolved soon. That will allow older podcasts to be re-posted. We also expect to make some small design changes and other improvements in the next couple weeks.
Now for the news: The Humanity Project’s summer At-risk Reading/Writing Program (sponsored by State Farm Insurance!) for 6-8 grade students is into its third week. And things are going great! So far we’ve worked with 
nearly 50 kids who are struggling to keep up in school. We’re helping them write their own books about bullying. They’re doing amazingly well too — you should read some of their writing! Actually, you’ll have the chance to do just that. We’ll soon post on this website two books written by these kids and we will use them in our Anti-bullying Through the Arts program in elementary schools as well. These at-risk students learn to write and read and work together as a team. The elementary kids get a book written by their older peers that should help the younger kids stop bullying. And we all get a smarter, better adjusted student population. Win-win-win. That’s the goal of the Humanity Project: action for the greater good that also serves our highest individual interests. These at-risk summer students are putting that idea into action.
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