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Voices from Inside 103 Springfield St. Chicopee, Ma 01013 (413) 642-0724
E-mail: info@voicesfrominside.org |
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Voices from Inside is a fiscal sponsor client of Third Sector New England, Inc. governed by a project director and a steering committee, augmented by a personnel committee, fundraising and public relations committee, and finance committee.
The purpose of the Steering Committee, which meets monthly, is to foster the work of VFI with respect to its mission and to oversee and implement long-range planning.
· Project Director Kimberly A. Keough · Steering Committee Norma Adler Carolyn Benson Carol Bevan-Bogart Sarah Buckner Cynthia Cail Olga Candelario Matilda Cantwell Jo Comerford Donna O’Connor Moana Rawlins · Advisory Board The Rev. Dr. Constance M. Baugh Sue Bergeron Kristen Golden Nancy Gonter Weld Audrey Manring Sara Weinberger
Each VFI workshop is led by two facilitators trained in the AWA method of facilitating creative writing groups for people from under-served populations.
Jody Boss Karen Buchinsky Olga Candelario Amy Holmes Millicent Jackson Lysette Navarro Sheila Petigny Perry
The women we serve are representative of the population of incarcerated women in the United States today. As such, the majority are women of color, many of whom are Spanish-speaking and not fluent in English. In addition, the majority are single parents and have experienced previous trauma in their lives—such as childhood abuse and neglect—and have been accused or convicted of non-violent, drug-related crimes. In VFI workshops they prove themselves to be creative, articulate communicators of the human spirit. |
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WHO WE ARE |
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“I’m from Never sees. I’m from taking your tongue on a sleigh ride. I’m from warm chocolate chip cookies and a roast in the oven, from the subway, the el and looking out the window. I’m from touch football on a hot summer night From Alvida and Robina gossiping at the head of the table. I’m from getting stuck in the woods and following the horse back home in the dark…”
Group poem, by Michele, Kathy, Daryl Donna,
Women Writing in Prison: An Anthology |
