Transformation
Lake Erie Ink: a writing space for youth has been working for 10 years to build a creative youth community. This summer, we came up with a way to inspire the community using a common theme. As summer changed over to fall, we wanted to bring people together again. This time, we reflected on the […]
Celebrate #GivingTuesdayCLE with Lake Erie Ink
Dear friends of Lake Erie Ink, We invite you to support Lake Erie Ink this #GivingTuesday. Your gift, no matter the amount, makes a difference for young writers in our community. We need your support now more than ever! You give kids opportunities to develop their creative voice. Donate this giving Tuesday and let them know their stories matter. With Gratitude, […]
Interview With Erin Horan, LEI volunteer
What would a writing space for youth be without volunteers? We sat down for an interview with Erin Horan who has been volunteering with us for 2-3 years. Originally from Boston, she currently works as a Development and Communications Associate at the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. Who are you? My name is Erin Rose […]
Transformation, A Creative Community Challenge
After the success of our One Summer Day…Creative Community Challenge, we can’t help but wonder what might happen on One FALL Day! We are excited to announce the theme for our Fall Creative Community Challenge: “Transformation”. LEI invites you to share your stories! Respond to the theme (transformation) with a poem, story, comic or artwork. […]
Getting Ready for College
Save the dates, folks-College Essay is back and better than ever! With future workshops 9/16, 9/30, 10/14 and 10/28 we are dedicated to inspiring and instructing personal narrative for all teens across NEO. Each of these ZOOM courses will be held 6:30-8:00 at $10 a session. Come to one, some or all of these sessions-we […]
Conversation with Chris
We recently sat down and had a conversation with Chris Garson, published author and long time Lake Erie Ink volunteer, and his experience volunteering with us, what he does when he isn’t volunteering at Ink Spot and a little impromptu career advice. Learn more about Chris by clicking here! Who are you? I’ve lived in […]
Meet Beverly Ann-Burks!
Who are you? I am a woman of Faith, a life long learner and an advocate for Young People. I have worked in the non-profit arena for over 30 years. I started my career in Community and Economic Development, and have worked in Youth Development since 2008, starting with a grant from The Annie E. […]
Mary Bethune 6th Grade Anthology
Click here to view the full PDF! This is the creative work of the fourth graders in Ms. Uter & Ms. Inzana’s ELA Class at Mary M. Bethune School. During the 2019-2020 school year, teaching artist, Cynthia Larsen from Lake Erie Ink: a writing space for youth, taught the sixth grade how to write personal […]
One Summer Day…
One Summer Day… people of all ages from all over met our creative community challenge to respond to a prompt with a piece of writing or artwork. We had over 50 submissions from ages 8-80. From drawings to poetry, sculpture to story we were blown away by how this project turned out. The pictures are nice, […]
Fall Ink has Arrived!
Just because we have to stay home doesn’t mean we can’t have fun! This summer, we worked hard to create meaningful, safe and fun ways to stay creative. We are continuing our programming through fall with a series of evening online workshops for teens. These workshops are split into 2 sessions: Session […]