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Chronology, 1987 to Present
People
& Stories
New Jersey
Martin
House Learning Center, Trenton.
Men and
women who
are studying for their high school-equivalency diploma and learning English as a
second language. (1987-Present)
Mercer
County Community College, Kerney Center, Trenton.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) students preparing
for entrance to high school-equivalency-diploma classes.
(1988-Present)
Princeton
Senior Resource Center, Princeton.
Intergenerational and older adults.
Groups included sight-impaired and handicapped seniors, as well as high
school students. (1990-1998)
Doorway
to Hope, Trenton.
Women residents of a transitional housing facility.
(1991-2003)
Mercer Street Friends Senior Citizen's Day Center, Trenton.
Diverse seniors,
men and women, who are in need of care outside the home during the day.
(1993-1994)
Somerset County Jail, Somerville.
Diverse inmates in correctional facility. (1993-2000)
Trenton Educational Development Corp. (TEDCO), Trenton.
Homeless women, recovering from drug abuse, in a transitional housing
facility. (1994-1995)
St. Martin's Center for Health Services, Trenton.
Homeless men recovering from
crack-cocaine abuse. (1994-1996)
Princeton University Women's Center, Princeton.
Diverse members of the
Princeton community, as well as university staff and students. (1993-1995)
Rider University, Lawrenceville.
Diverse members of community, faculty, staff
and students. (1994-1995)
YWCA, Elizabeth.
Battered women in recovery. (1993-1994)
Camden Housing Authority, Camden.
Diverse senior residents. (1994-1995)
Paterson Youth Services, Paterson.
Neighborhood youth at risk for drug abuse
and/or pregnancy. (1994-1995)
Redshaw School, New Brunswick.
Port-of-entry, English-as-a-second-language
students from various Latin American
countries. (1994-1996)
International Center, Princeton University.
International students of diverse
backgrounds and members of the Princeton community. (1995)
Highland Park Senior Citizen's Center, Highland Park.
Intergenerational group
of older adults and Rutgers
University students. (1995-1997)
Hispanic Women's Resource Center, Newark.
Hispanic women who
are studying for their high school-equivalency diploma and learning English as a
second language. (1995-Present)
Mercer Street Friends Youth and Adult Development Center, Trenton.
Teens at
risk for drug abuse and women in transition from welfare to work, who are
working toward their high school equivalency diploma and studying
English as a second language. (1995-2002)
Morris Hall, Lawrenceville.
Older adults in nursing home and assisted-living
residence. (1995-2002)
New Brunswick Senior Resource Center, New Brunswick.
Intergenerational group
of older adults and Rutgers University
students. (1995-1998)
Temple B'nai Abraham, Bordentown.
Inter-faith, intergenerational group of men
and women. (1996-2000)
Camden Youth Advocates Program, Camden.
Youth on parole. (1997-1998)
Amani House, Trenton.
Men, recovering from substance abuse, in residential treatment
program. (1997-1999)
Middlesex County College Extension, New Brunswick.
Diverse men and women in Adult Basic Education program, in transition from welfare to work. (1998)
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, Ewing.
Inter-faith, intergenerational group of
men and women. (1997-1998)
Urban Women's Center, Trenton.
Men and women who are preparing to enter high school-equivalency-diploma classes.
(1997-2002)
Rescue Mission, TEACH (Trenton Educational Advancement Center for the
Homeless) Program, Trenton.
Men recovering from substance abuse in early release-from-prison
program. (1998-Present)
Union Industrial Home, Trenton.
Teen mothers in residential program. (1998-2001)
Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, Yardville.
Male inmates who are enrolled in
the facility's high school equivalency program. (1998-Present)
Camden Community Service Center, Camden.
Youth on parole. (1999-2002)
New Jersey Youth Corps of Trenton, Ewing.
At-risk youth participating in GED and vocational-training
programs. (1999-2002)
Mountainview Youth
Correctional Facility, Annandale.
Male inmates under
age 21. (2000-Present)
Bo
Robison Education and Training Center, Trenton.
Male inmates in minimum-security facility. (2001-Present)
Operation
Fatherhood, Trenton.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) students. (2001-Present)
Albert
C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility, Bordentown.
Male inmates under age 21. (2002)
New
Jersey State Prison, Trenton.
Male inmates in maximum-security facility. (2002-Present)
Trenton
Daylight Twilight Program, Trenton.
Men and women, youth and adults, in high school for non-traditional,
at-risk, and returning students. (2002-2004)
Emily Fisher Charter
School, Trenton.
Disadvantaged high school students in specialized school. (2004)
New
Brunswick Free Public Library, New Brunswick.
Youth in Middlesex County Detention Center. (2004)
Somerset Baptist Church,
Franklin.
High school students in after-school program. (2004-Present)
Mercer House, Ewing.
Residential home for youth in trouble. (2005)
Mercer County Detention
Center, SIP program (State Incentive Program), Ewing.
Day program for
youth with suspended sentences. (2005-Present)
Daytop Village, Mendham.
Teenagers involved with substance abuse in rehabilitative residential
school. (2005)
Morristown Neighborhood
Center, Morristown.
Middle school students in after-school program. (2005-Present)
Princeton
Public Library, Princeton.
Teenagers in need of enrichment. (2005-Present)
Morris County
Prosecutor's Office in conjunction with AIMS, Morris County.
Summer enrichment program for youth. (2006-Present)
California
Pomeroy House, San Francisco.
Women recovering from
substance abuse in a residential facility. (1997-2000)
Open Senior Center, El Cerrito.
Diverse senior population from local community center. (1997-1998)
Berkeley Head Start, Berkeley.
Teachers and parents of diverse preschoolers. (1997-1998)
A Friendly Place, Oakland.
Participants of a drop-in center for homeless women in West Oakland
community. (1998-Present)
Florence Crittenden House, San Francisco.
Pregnant teenagers and mothers in a residential facility. (1998-2000)
Aviva House, San Francisco.
Pregnant and postpartum
women with substance abuse problems in a residential facility. (1998-2000)
Mia House, San Francisco.
Women recovering from
substance abuse in a residential facility. (1998-2000)
San Francisco County Jail for Women.
Diverse group of women. (1998)
Pennsylvania
Project H.O.M.E., Philadelphia.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) students in program for the formerly homeless.
(1999-Present)
Interim House, Philadelphia.
Women residents in drug rehabilitation program. (1999-Present)
The Lighthouse,
Philadelphia.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English-as-a-second-language students
enrolled in neighborhood resource and learning center. (1999-2004)
Kirkbride Center, Philadelphia.
Men and women recovering from substance abuse in a residential treatment program.
(2000-2002)
Covenant House,
Philadelphia.
Young men and women, ages 18-21, in temporary housing. (2002-Present)
Project Forward Leap,
Lancaster
Disadvantaged/gifted youth and their parents. (2002-Present)
Womanspace, Germantown, Philadelphia.
Women in residential recovery center. (2003-Present)
Lancaster County Youth
Intervention Center, Lancaster.
Incarcerated youth. (2004-Present)
Summit
Quest, Ephrata.
Teenage males in placement facility. (2005-Present)
Kate's
Place, Philadelphia.
Women with low and moderate income in center-city housing
complex. (2005-Present)
Family
House Now, Philadelphia.
Women recovering from substance abuse in residential facility.
(2005-Present)
New York
Westchester Library System, Ardsley.
Participants from various youth and adult-outreach-services programs in English and Spanish including: an
after-school
program, an abused women's shelter, a county jail, a Spanish GED class, and
a domestic violence program for men. (1999-2002)
Green Chimneys, New York City.
Gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning young people in a residential
program. (2000)
Renaissance
House, Westchester County.
Men in recovery from substance abuse. (2000-2002)
Chelsea
Elliot Center, New York City.
College-bound youth, members of the "I Have a Dream
Foundation," and their parents. (2001-2002)
Tepeyac,
New York City.
Mexican immigrants in GED and ESL classes. (2004-2005)
Colorado
Pikes
Peak Library District, Colorado Springs.
Library patrons. (2005-Present)
Hayden
Public Library, Hayden.
Library patrons and new readers who are not currently library patrons.
(2005-Present)
Florida
Collier
County Public Library, Naples.
Men in homeless shelter. (2004-Present)
Intermediate ESOL students. (2004-Present)
Kansas
Louisburg
Library District 1, Louisburg.
Troubled teenagers attending alternative school. (2004-Present)
Wichita
Public Library, Wichita.
Troubled teenagers. (2004)
Migrant women in Even Start ESOL program. (2004-Present)
Texas
Sterling
Municipal Library, Baytown.
Intermediate ESOL students, native Spanish speakers. (2004-Present)
J.H.
Wootters Crockett Public Library, Crockett.
English-speaking library patrons, mostly senior citizens.
(2004-Present)
Massachusetts
Worcester
Public Library, Worcester.
New immigrants learning ESOL. (2005-Present)
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Public Library, Minneapolis.
Latino immigrants. (2005-Present)
New Mexico
Thomas Branigan Library, Las Cruces.
Paris, France
Fleury-Mérogis Prison
("Gens et Récits"), Paris.
Male inmates, ages 25-68. (2004-Present)
Gente y Cuentos
New Jersey
Sta. Columba Neighborhood Club, Newark.
Single mothers and older women from
different Latin American countries. (1991-2003)
El Club del Barrio and FOCUS, Newark.
Senior citizens from different Latin
American countries. (1993-2003)
Urban Starting Points: Americorps Program, Jersey City.
Multicultural adults. (1994)
Union City Day Care Center, Union City.
Latina mothers, predominantly newly
arrived immigrants, from various Latin American countries. (1995-2001)
Princeton Public Library, Princeton.
Men and
women, predominantly newly arrived immigrants from various Latin American
countries. (1995-Present)
Hispanic Women's Resource Center, Newark.
Hispanic
women who
are studying for their high school-equivalency diploma and learning English as a
second language. (1995-Present)
West Windsor-Plainsboro Public Library, West Windsor.
Intergenerational
groups of men and women, including newly arrived immigrants from different
Latin American countries. (1996-2000)
Hightstown Public Library, Hightstown.
Intergenerational groups of men and
women from different Latin American countries. (1997-Present)
Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, Yardville.
Spanish-speaking male inmates who are enrolled in
the facility's high school equivalency program. (1998-Present)
Hispanic Family Center, Camden.
Intergenerational group of men and women from
different Latin American countries. (1998)
Puerto
Rican Association for Human Development, Perth Amboy.
Grassroots, intergenerational Latinos from a neighborhood center providing services
to youth and seniors. (2000-2002)
El
Centro de Recursos, Trenton.
Spanish-speaking, Adult Basic Education (ABE) students. (2002-Present)
Latinas
Unidas, Trenton.
Recent Latina immigrants in need of support services, including ESL
classes. (2003-Present)
New
Brunswick Free Public Library, New Brunswick.
(1) Latina senior citizens. (2004-Present)
(2) Youth in Middlesex County detention center. (2004)
Hispanic
Development Corp, Newark.
Spanish-speaking ESOL and GED students. (2005)
Families on the Move - Club You Belong / Familias en Movimiento - Club Tú Pertences, New Brunswick. Seniors from diverse Latin American backgrounds. (2005-Present)
La
Casa de Don Pedro, Newark.
Latinas from diverse Latin American Countries in ESL Basic Completion
program. (2005-Present)
Pennsylvania
The Lighthouse,
Philadelphia.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English-as-a-second language (ESL) students
enrolled in neighborhood resource and learning center. (1999-2004)
Women's Center at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Philadelphia.
Latina women from
the Center and two nearby transitional housing facilities. (1999)
Norris
Square Neighborhood Project, Philadelphia.
Spanish-speaking youth, adults,
and seniors from a community support services center. (2002)
Open
Borders Project, Philadelphia.
Hispanic men and women in English-as-a-second-language (ESL) classes and
neighborhood leadership program. (2002)
La
Casa del Carmen, PA.
Intergenerational Latinas. (2003-2004)
New York
Museo del Barrio, New York.
Intergenerational group from different Latin
American countries. (1999)
My Sister's Place,
Westchester County.
Residents in shelter for battered women. (1999-2002)
New Americans Program, Queens Borough Public Library, Queens.
Newly arrived immigrants in an educational and support-services program.
(2000-2002)
Jeffrey C. Tenzer
School, New York.
Newly arrived immigrants in ESOL and GED programs. (2004)
Associación Tepeyac,
New York.
Newly arrived immigrants in an educational and support-services
program. (2004-2005)
California
Azusa Public Library,
Azusa.
Spanish-speaking and bilingual adults who are interested in Spanish
literature. (2004-Present)
San Francisco Public
Library, San Francisco.
Spanish-speaking library patrons. (2004-Present)
Spanish-speaking teens learning ESOL. (2004-Present)
Connecticut
Hartford Public Library,
Hartford.
Spanish-speaking senior citizens. (2004)
Florida
Selby Public Library,
Sarasota.
Library patrons from many Latin American Countries. (2004-Present)
New residents from Senior Friendship Center. (2004-Present)
John F. Kennedy Public
Library, Hialeah.
Spanish-speaking library patrons. (2004-Present)
Texas
Montgomery County
Memorial Library System, Conroe.
Intergenerational group of new immigrants and professionals.
(2004-Present)
Migrant work families. (2004-Present)
Nevada
Las Vegas Clark County
Library District, Las Vegas.
Spanish-speaking library patrons. (2004-Present)
Arizona
Glendale Public Library,
Glendale.
Spanish-speaking and bilingual adults. (2005-Present)
Georgia
Gwinnett County
Public Library, Norcross.
New immigrants learning ESOL. (2005-Present)
Oregon
Multnomah County Library, Portland.
(2005-Present)
Newburg Public Library, Newburg.
(2005-Present)
North Carolina
Forsyth County Public
Library, Winston-Salem.
Latino immigrants. (2005-Present)
Washington
Seattle Public Library,
Seattle.
Mexican immigrants. (2005-Present)
Updated January, 2007