Literacy for Incarcerated Teens

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sold his four championship rings, three MVP trophies, and other memorabilia for $2.8 million and will donate that money to youth education. Harlem in the building THE REAL G.O.A.T.

Wonderful book donation just arrived from the giving heart of author Scott Patrick Erwin! Copies of his book Life Is Like A Fast Car will be in the hands of our students at Galinsky Coaching, Literacy for Incarcerated Teens and The Kite soon!! Thank you Scott!

Do I know any high school history teachers? Or do any of you know any high school history teachers you can introduce me to?

Images from my teen students from Rikers Island Prison - wishing Jeni Stepanek good health post-surgery!

As #BlackHistoryMonth comes to a close, we wanted to share an article about Simone Biles and her grandparents. Kinship caregivers, including grandparents, save ...this nation $4 billion a year by keeping children out of foster care, and while not all of them turn out to be Olympic gold medalists, she is still an inspiration for many of the families we work with, as is Troy Andrews, aka #TrumboneShorty, whom we recently posted. More importantly, we want to let all the families we have worked with that their lives matter, even if they are not an Olympic Gold medalist or an internationally known musician. #SimoneBiles #KinshipCare See more