YOUTH & TEENS IMPACT STORIES
Help others by sharing your story of inspiration and hope.
DEAR FUTURE SELF
Dear Future Self, I am writing you this letter to inform you about the person that I am today and Continue Reading
IT MUST STOP!
My beautiful daughter Claire has been cyber bullied for over a year. I, as her mother, took action after the Continue Reading
MENTAL HEALTH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT
As a baby, my first born could only sleep on my chest or her fathers or she would cry hysterically. Continue Reading
GROWING UP PANICKED
I’ve been told my story is dark. I’ve been told, “I need time to adjust to you.” I’ve seen what Continue Reading
TRUTH OR DARE
It was on a weekend when my cousin had to stay the night with me and my sisters. He was Continue Reading
I'M NOT WHAT THEY SAY I AM
So my story might not be a big one but it definitely hurt me. I remember only being in at Continue Reading
DEAR BULLY
Dear Bully, What have I done wrong? Was it the way I dressed? My mom is poor and a single Continue Reading
HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE
Let me start off by saying, I understand pain. It sucks. I know. But we have to keep on. I Continue Reading
BULLY NO MORE!
BULLY NO MORE! MY STORY: Growing up, decades ago, on The Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York, I was Continue Reading
I'M A FOSTER KID
I’m a foster kid. I have seven siblings and only three of them are biological. The foster system did the Continue Reading
MY DAUGHTER HAS SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER
Schizoaffective disorder is a complex combination of schizophrenia and mood disorders, and difficult to diagnose because of overlapping symptoms. Each Continue Reading
WE ARE SURVIVORS
My mother is a domestic violence survivor. Her ex-husband threw her down the stone stairs in the backyard. It was Continue Reading
SAVE A LIFE, STOP A BULLY
When I was in middle school nobody ever wanted to be my friend. At first it was okay because I Continue Reading
BULLIED SONGWRITER
Because of some local notoriety that I’ve received growing up, I have been an easy target for bullying. I am Continue Reading
SUCCESSFUL SURVIVOR
I feel that the story of my life could help so many others. I was a teen with no family, Continue Reading