Programs

  • Children's and Family Educational Programs

    CHILDREN'S & FAMILY PROGRAMS OVER 3,500 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO LEARN TOGETHER OR CHILDREN TO LEARN NEW THINGS. WE PRIMARILY OFFERED PROGRAMMING IN PERSON, THOUGH SOME WAS OFFERED VIRTUALLY, INCLUDING SOME TUTORING SESSIONS. THE YEAR-ROUND TUTORING PROGRAM SERVED 245 STRUGGLING LEARNERS IN GRADES K-12 THROUGH WEEKLY ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING SESSIONS THAT HELPED THEM IMPROVE IN READING, WRITING, OR MATH. CHILDREN FOUND THAT LEARNING CAN BE FUN IN EDUCATIONAL CLASSES INVOLVING READING, WRITING, CREATIVE WRITING, MATH, AND OTHER TOPICS. THE FAMILY FUN AND LEARNING PROGRAM OFFERED FREE BOOKS AND FUN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AROUND A CENTRAL THEME. THE CARNEGIE CENTER PROVIDED YOUTH MEETING AUTHORS PROGRAMS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS, WHERE NEARLY 2,000 CHILDREN RECEIVED FREE BOOKS AND HEARD READINGS FROM PUBLISHED AUTHORS. HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE AND NONBINARY WRITERS IN THE YOUNG WRITERS PROJECT ATTENDED INTENSIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS AND GAVE PUBLIC READINGS. WE LAUNCHED THE LEXINGTON YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM IN PARTNERHSIP WITH URBAN WORD. THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS TO LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES, WE GAVE AWAY 4,400 FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS. COLLEGE MENTORING HELPED HIGH SCHOOL UPPER CLASSMEN PREPARE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR SCHOLARSHIPS. OF THE OVERALL CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, 75% CAME FROM LOW INCOME HOMES, AND 78% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. A MAJORITY OF PROGRAM EXPENSES WERE FUNDED BY GRANTS AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, AS NEARLY ALL OF THE CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED AT NO COST. FOR THOSE PROGRAMS WITH A MINIMAL FEE, SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ALL CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $461.7K

  • Adult Writing and Language Classes

    ADULT CLASSES - EACH SEASON, WE OFFERED A NEW LINE-UP OF CLASSES IN WRITING, WORLD LANGUAGES, BUSINESS TOPICS, AND OTHERS IN PERSON, VIRTUALLY, OR AS A HYBRID. SOME CLASSES TOOK PLACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OUTREACH LOCATIONS AND PARTNERS, INCLUDING A LIBRARY, A LOCAL GROCERY, A HOSPITAL, AND THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY BLACK WRITERS COLLABORATIVE ATTENDED CLASSES AT NO COST. OUR ANNUAL THREE-DAY WRITING CONFERENCE FEATURED AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR ANGELA JACKSON-BROWN AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, ALONG WITH FIVE LITERARY AGENTS AND SESSIONS DELIVERED BY SEVERAL AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS/WRITING INSTRUCTORS. THE CARNEGIE CENTER AUTHOR ACADEMY PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, SPECIAL WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER SUPPORT OVER A 9-MONTH PERIOD WHILE THE POETRY GAUNTLET PUSHED PARTICIPANTS TO GENERATE 100 POEMS INSIDE OF A YEAR. WE OFFERED ONE-ON-ONE WRITER MENTORING YEAR-ROUND FOR INDIVIDUALS HOPING TO SOMEDAY BE PUBLISHED, AS WELL AS PEOPLE NEEDING TO IMPROVE BUSINESS-RELATED WRITING SKILLS AND DOCUMENTS. MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATIONS HELPED WRITERS TAKE THEIR BOOKS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE SERVED NEARLY 2,300 ADULTS IN THESE PROGRAMS. A MAJORITY OF REVENUE CAME FROM GRANT FUNDS AND CONTRIBUTIONS SO THAT WE COULD HIRE QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS WHILE MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE FEES. SCHOLARSHIP RATES WERE GIVEN TO PEOPLE IN NEED.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $415.7K

  • Arts Engagement Programs

    ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - THE CORNERSTONE OF THE CENTER'S ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS WERE LITERARY ART PROGRAMS, AND WE PROMOTED KENTUCKY WRITERS THROUGH ALL THAT WE DID. CARNEGIE PROVIDED READINGS THROUGH THE KENTUCKY GREAT WRITERS SERIES AND SAY IT LOUD SERIES WHICH WERE LATER REBROADCAST ON RADIO STATION WUKY 91.3 AND AVAILABLE AS RECORDED VIDEOS ON CARNEGIE'S FACEBOOK PAGE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THE KENTUCKY BLACK WRITERS COLLABORATIVE ALSO HOSTED MONTHLY BURN THE MIC EVENTS AND AN EVENT CALLED "THE STORY: FROM SEGREGATION TO CELEBRATION," WHICH INVOLVED A COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY LAVON WILLIAMS THAT WE HUNG AT WHAT WAS ONCE THE ENTRYWAY TO THE COLORED READING ROOM WHEN OUR BUILDING WAS A PUBLIC LIBRARY. THIS YEAR, WE INDUCTED SUZAN-LORI PARKS, MARSHA NORMAN, RICHARD TAYLOR, BLANCHE TAYLOR DICKINSON, & MADISON CAWEIN INTO THE KENTUCKY WRITERS HALL OF FAME DURING A CEREMONY AT THE HISTORIC KENTUCKY THEATER. WE HELPED EMERGING WRITERS BECOME NOTICED THROUGH WRITING CONTESTS IN A VARIETY OF FORMS AND GENRES. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR "HOMEGROWN AUTHORS" BOOTH AT THE LEXINGTON FARMERS MARKET WITH KENTUCKY AUTHORS ON SITE TO SELL AND SIGN THEIR BOOKS. OUR CARNEGIE CLASSICS EVENT CELEBRATED THE SCI-FI BOOK, DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, THE INSPIRATION FOR THE BLADE RUNNER FILMS. MOST OF THESE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WERE OFFERED AT NO COST OR FOR A LOW FEE. IN TOTAL, WE ENGAGED 7,900 PEOPLE THROUGH THESE OFFERINGS AND TOUCHED SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE THROUGH THE WUKY RADIO REBROADCASTS--THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM OUR GRANT FUNDERS, PROGRAM PARTNERS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $186.4K