Community-Word Project

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WHAT WE DO

Community-Word Project is a New York City based 501(c)(3) arts-in-education organization that inspires children in underserved communities to read, interpret and respond to their world and to become active citizens through collaborative arts residencies and teacher training programs.

TEACHING ARTIST TRAINING

Rigorous training and mentoring prepares artists to achieve academic and curricular goals while drawing upon their professional passion.
COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESIDENCIES

Multi-disciplinary, arts-integrated curriculum provides alternative learning strategies for writing and creative expression.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Purposeful collaboration with teachers and administrators improves arts pedagogy and enhances curricular outcomes.

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OUR NEWS

Bright Spot - PS 17

Posted on August 22 , 2017

PS 17 students complete a gallery walk of their work as the culminating event for the residency. READ MORE

My Experience at the Roots, Routes, and Rhythms Elective Seminar

Posted on August 21 , 2017 by Katie Rainey

2017 TAP Graduate Amy Glover reflects on her experience at a City Lore workshop READ MORE

Bright Spot - NDSS

Posted on August 16 , 2017

New Directions Secondary School students take their writing to the studio. READ MORE

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19 years of IMPACT

20,000

KIDS EDUCATED
50,000+

INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE STUDENT POEMS WRITTEN
3,200

CLASSROOM TEACHERS + AFTER SCHOOL LEADERS TRAINED
700+

TEACHING ARTISTS TRAINED
150

MURALS PAINTED
70

TEACHING ARTISTS EMPLOYED

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GET INVOLVED

Help us fundamentally change the lives of NYC kids.

Donate
Inspire lifelong learners by supporting arts education. Fundamentally change the lives of underserved kids.
Teach
Train and work as a teaching artist and expand your passion for literacy and the arts into underserved classrooms.
VOLUNTEER
Volunteer, sponsor or partner with CWP! Join the dialog, attend an event, or let us tailor opportunities to participate.

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where we are

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TESTIMONIALS

PAMELLA ALLENTAP GRADUATE

TAP prepared me to adapt to all kinds of collaborative teaching, as well as gave me the tools to handle challenging situations within the public school system.
ALESSANDRA BALZARBENEFIT CO-CHAIR, 2013

Community-Word Project encourages literacy through the arts, helping kids with their education and sparking a life-long love of learning and the written word.
MEGAN QUITKINHARMAN FAMILY FNDN.

CWP program beneficiaries--teachers, parents, young people--are empowered with literacy and leadership skills they will carry with them for years to come.
FELIPE GALINDOTEACHING ARTIST

CWP's poetry and murals projects let me work with kids of diverse backgrounds, ages and nationalities and share my passion for drawing and painting.
MICAELA BLEITEACHING ARTIST TRAINEE

It's clear CWP is about collaboration: trainees do tons of it! We also had sessions on job-hunting, classroom management and integrating art forms.
CHAD FRISBIETEACHING ARTIST

With my students I return to the question, "What can poetry do?" I love how that forces me to rethink my craft while I teach the next generation of creative thinkers.
LUCY FRIEDMANPRESIDENT, TASC

CWP inspires kids to dream, create, and share. It gives them a voice filled with pride. I am hopeful that all kids not only become literate, but also enjoy literacy.
TERRI GREYPRINCIPAL, BHSWCA

Our work with CWP helped with our Quality Review. It was used as evidence to prove we were doing what we said we were going to do.