Dear Friends, What an August! We’re basking in the memories of so many amazing moments: hiking a Mesa at sunset, belting Journey songs in canoes during the pouring rain, applying face paint and writing chants for the end-of-camp water fight and bravely sharing honest feelings with roommates. It wasn’t easy to say goodbye to our …

When people told me that post-college life would be difficult, I believed them. I just didn’t believe that it would be difficult for me. I graduated from Smith College on May 17th 2010. I moved back home to Harlem and my mother’s couch ready for the next phase of my life. It’s August 2010 and …

Showcasing Young Poets

This summer, several of our campers at GLI – ranging from 6th through 9th grades – wrote poetry to express their perspectives and ideas. This is their original work.

This summer, several of our campers at GLI – ranging from 6th through 9th grades – wrote poetry to express their perspectives and ideas. This is their original work. I love being a girl I know when all bus partners are taken or when someone signals for me. It’s a social network, unspoken, in the …