Team-building + workplace wellness with community impact

Get One.
Give One.

One $5,000 partnership gives your staff an eight-week team-building and wellness experience—and funds the same eight-week program at an underserved community partner site.

People & Stories participants seated together around printed stories
What your team experiences
People & Stories participants holding printed stories during a guided discussion
What your support makes possible

One investment. Two programs.

Strengthen connection within your team while extending access to literature in the community.

In every session, a professionally trained coordinator reads a carefully selected short story aloud and guides a discussion in which participants draw upon their own knowledge and experience. No advance reading is required.

$2,500

Get One: Team-Building + Wellness

  • Eight weekly 90-minute sessions
  • 15-20 staff members
  • Offered in person or virtually
  • Stories read aloud; no advance preparation
  • Facilitated space for connection, reflection and fresh perspectives
$2,500

Give One: A Community Program

  • Eight weekly 90-minute sessions
  • A professionally trained coordinator
  • Stories and participant materials included
  • Offered at no cost to participants
  • Partner selected by People & Stories based on program readiness and need
$5,000
Two complete programs. Sixteen sessions. Team connection plus meaningful community access.
A restorative pause in the workweek that helps colleagues listen, reflect and connect across roles.
Team-building through literature

A workplace wellness experience

A refreshing kind of team-building: thoughtful, inclusive and restorative.

1
Listen together

A literary short story is read aloud, allowing everyone to enter the experience together.

2
Discuss what matters

The coordinator guides a thoughtful discussion grounded in the story and enriched by participants' perspectives.

3
Extend the impact

Your team's experience also makes a full People & Stories program possible at an underserved community partner site.

“Over the eight weeks, we developed a warmth and trust with one another.”
Corporate program participant
English or SpanishPrograms can be offered in either language.
In person or virtualChoose the format that works for your team.
Opening doors since 1972More than 50 years of literature and guided discussion.

One partnership. Two eight-week programs.

Offer your team a meaningful wellness experience.

Email Debra to explore dates and discuss how Get One, Give One can support your staff and an underserved community partner.

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