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write around portland creative community skip to content write around portland about about us our impact why writing values staff board latest news careers write with us upcoming workshops bipoc writing community resonate freewrite prompt programs for nonprofits other agencies support us ways to donate join inkwell make a gift in your will events workshops donate a journal join our email list volunteer partner with us nonprofits workplaces sponsorships buy a book purchase a book published participants donate write around portland about about us our impact why writing values staff board latest news careers write with us upcoming workshops bipoc writing community resonate freewrite prompt programs for nonprofits other agencies support us ways to donate join inkwell make a gift in your will events workshops donate a journal join our email list volunteer partner with us nonprofits workplaces sponsorships buy a book purchase a book published participants donate every story belongs write around portland uses creative writing to help people heal and transform we re a nonprofit fostering respectful shared creative writing experiences since 1999 write around you we partner with nonprofits to bring creative writing to underheard communities where people already live and receive services better together we write together over 6 10 sessions with fun and thoughtful activities we write freely without judging ourselves no preparation or experience required creative community we share our work aloud if we want to and offer positive specific feedback over time we learn our strengths as writers and listeners and build a creative community get involved keeping people housed and connected our 2026 spring campaign the last thing we need as a city is more instability for our houseless neighbors write around portland has helped keep people housed and connected in affordable housing buildings for more than 25 years but we can t do this without your support how you can help more ways you can help join our email list get a quick newsletter every other month with opportunities to get involved sign up volunteer become a facilitator or help us operate our creative programming volunteer with us make a gift our programs wouldn t be possible without donations we are a 501 c 3 nonprofit give for us writing isn t about the finished product through guided creative exploration and the sharing of stories we help people listen across difference we honor uplift and celebrate all voices especially those that aren t typically heard in our society we cultivate empathy and compassion and we publish new narratives that resist polarization and stereotyping although we do publish collections of our writers work our impact serving the nonprofit community since 1999 our twist on expressive writing has a profound impact on physical and mental health through programs offered in person at homeless shelters prisons hospitals treatment centers senior centers schools and other healthcare and social service settings we reach hundreds of underheard people each year what could creative writing do for your clients learn about partnering with us before this program i believed that i had absolutely no creativity when it came to writing after only the first night i realized i had it in me all along write around portland participant more about write around portland ways to give become a volunteer write with us buy a book bring us to work email list write around portland changes lives through the power of writing give with confidence write around portland 133 sw 2nd ave suite 304 portland or 97204 503 796 9224 info writearound org tax id 84 1482706 get social with us facebook instagram linkedin scroll to top