“ For People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos, impact is measured by participants' development in four domains: literacy, personal, intersubjective, and intellectual.”

“The students were more interested in reading as a result of People & Stories… the students would often engage in conversation beyond the session about what was read.”

— Academic Success Director, Hopeworks ‘N Camden

“Perhaps the most concrete sign of the program’s effectiveness I have seen is that after participating in People & Stories our residents are better able to participate in other parts of our program and they have a higher performance rate than those who did not.”

— Director, Bo Robinson Assessment and Treatment Center, Trenton

P&S/GyC Program Assessments Developed in partnership with Harvard University

“The critical thinking strategies that People & Stories teaches has aided in our members passing the reading and writing component of the GED exam.”

— Former Director, NJ Youth Corps of Trenton

“This program is not like their [inmates] regular programming… it gives the residents a means of communicating.”

— GED Teacher, Bo Robinson Education and Treatment Center, Trenton