Humans of AR

A bright future for a bright student.

“My parents, they really help me out a lot, all these years, ever since I was a young kid. They always want me to work hard. I can feel that they want me to try every day.”

“I want to have a good, bright future ahead of me… I just want to be a good person in the near future… I want to do chiropractic or help people with… mental health… like therapy… that’s what I always wanted to do.

Civic Journalism for Rural Youth is part of the National Writing Project’s family of youth publishing projects, all gathered under the Writing Our Future initiative.

Writing Our Future projects are designed by educators for educators and the young people they work with. Intended for use in schools, libraries, and other educational settings. All projects are COPPA compliant and educator-managed. NWP is committed to supporting young people’s writing and civic participation by providing a safe and supportive environment for youth writing, media creation, sharing, and publishing.