Our free programs for kids seven to 17 combat the literacy crisis head on in Philadelphia, where some 40% of high school students drop out and some 50% of working-age adults do not have adequate literacy skills. Mighty Writers was founded in 2009 by Philadelphia writer and editor Tim Whitaker with a mission to teach Philadelphia kids to think and write with clarity.
We offer free year-round writing programs for nearly 3,000 Philadelphia kids at six sites throughout the city (and one in Camden, NJ) with help from 400 volunteers. Programs include daily after-school academies, themed writing workshops, mentorships, a teen scholars program, college essay writing courses and toddler programs across all sites.
Mighty Writers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in PA. and NJ.
Company Details
- Employees
- 62
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 1501 Christian Street, Philadelphia,pa 19146,united States
- Industry
- Writing And Editing
- NAICS
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Document Preparation Services
- Website
- mightywriters.org
- Keywords
- writing, storytelling, editing, literacy.
- HQ
- Philadelphia, PA
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Mighty Writers has
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Philadelphia Museum Of Art.
Mighty Writers's categories are Writing and Editing
Mighty Writers's founding year is 2009
