Our Innovative programs
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Worldwide reach
in every corner
Stories Through the Ages creates programs to bring together generations from across the world. We want to make a difference in everybody’s lives, not just those in our local community. We have reached cities in USA and India and are looking to broaden our horizons even more in the future.
2024 Writing Competition
Stories Through the Ages 2024 Writing Competition is here! Click on the button below to see specific details about the competition.
By participating in the competition, every student will receive recognition from Stories Through the Ages with a certificate. Every student will also have the opportunity to have their work published on the Stories Through the Ages website and future publications by Stories Through the Ages. The top submission from each category will also receive special awards.
Book Giveaway Event
Stories Through the Ages organized and sponsored a youth summer book giveaway event with Sander's Hand, a Houston-based nonprofit focused on empowering young individuals. We donated 500 books to more than 100 youth coming from diverse backgrounds across the city of Houston. The event was held at Underground HTX, an event space in West Houston. Other community groups in the Houston area, such as the Young Men Succesfully Steppin (YMSS) and Gee Boys, also performed at the event for live entertainment. Food was sponsored by Little Caesar's Pizza.
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2023 Competitions
Stories Through the Ages hosted writing competitions in schools to promote creative and social justice writing. Click on the school below to see specific details about the competitions.
By participating in the competition, every student received recognition from Stories Through the Ages with a certificate and congratulatory letter. Every student will also have the opportunity to have their work published on the Stories Through the Ages website and future publications by Stories Through the Ages. The top three submissions from each category will also receive special awards.
Book Drives
Stories Through the Ages organized book drives in schools to build libraries at elementary schools with a low median socioeconomic status. We have organized and run successful book drives at DeBakey High School for Health Professions through the DeBakey HOSA Chapter and at Clements High School through the Clements Student Council. We also ran book drives at The Woodlands High School through the National English Honor Society and at Carnegie Vanguard High School.
To date, we have collected more than 4000 books from K-8 levels for donation. We have donated 500 books to the J.C. Mitchell Elementary School library, 200 books to the Odom Elementary School library and other locations in the Greater Houston Area. Please contact Stories Through the Ages if you would like to receive book donations for your library or if you would like to organize a book drive at your school.
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More programs can be found below. The programs are organized in chronological order (top being most recent, bottom being earliest).
Books for Refugees
We donated books to the Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston, who house and support Afghan refugees.
Books for CPS Kids
We donated books to BEAR...Be a Resource for CPS Kids, a Houston nonprofit serving CPS children.
Sander's Hand
We donated books to the Sander's Hand thrift store. Every child receives a free book with a purchase.
TEDxHolt St Youth
We sponsored a TEDx Youth Conference and showcased our work with a display table.
Summer School Tutorials
We tutored children 1st-3rd grade children in English at Valley West Elementary School.
Sahog Spelling Bee
We held a Spelling Bee for underprivileged children at a school in Sahog, Egypt.
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