Our plan
Austin Bat Cave's goal is to support students in the community on a one-to-one basis with their writing and homework. Austin Bat Cave is a relatively new nonprofit organization that provides children and teenagers with opportunities to develop their creative and expository writing outside of the classroom. They connect a diverse population of young writers and learners with a vibrant community of adult volunteers in Austin.
What we did
Noticing a variety of untapped resources available in Austin, community members decided to create a nonprofit creative writing entity, both to aid local students and to bring the community closer together. After receiving encouraging responses and involvement from the community, the Austin Bat Cave was founded. In the fall of 2007, they began offering monthly workshops that feature bookmaking, play-writing, slam poetry and more. They are currently seeking a permanent location while they operate out of the Austin Community College campus and are working on establishing direct relationships with the local schools in order to begin in-school projects to supplement their current tutoring sessions and workshops.
Our results
Students have their work published, get help with their homework, advance their creative writing skills, and are better prepared for school.
Al Guevara
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