The Freedom

Writers

Foundation

By: Danielle Wiener

MISSION

“ The Freedom Writers Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997, positively impacts communities by decreasing high school drop out rates through the replication and enhancement of the Freedom Writers Method.”

INPUTS

Donors

Fundraising

Sponsors

Sales from the “Freedom Writers Diary”

PROCESS

OUTPUTS

OUTCOMES “My kids have gone from being apathetic

about school to being actively engaged.

Without Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers

institute, I would not have the tools to reach

them”

COMMUNITY NEED

The ShuttleWorth Foundation

“They are champions who believe in the change they want to see in the world”

-The ShuttleWorth Foundation

“What she showed me today is that a truly self reliant person takes action, leaving nothing to chance and everything to themselves”

Student of Ms. Gruwell

- The Freedom Writers Diary

HOW DOES CRITICAL THINKING & READING APPLY?

The Freedom Writers Artifacts

Freedom Writers

For more information about the Freedom Writers go to www.freedomwritersfoundation.org