“Donations to our fiscally sponsored projects allow them to respond to critical needs in our community. Thanks to the support of many donors, Community Initiatives serves inspired leaders as they build new programs to benefit us all.”

M. Melanie Beene
PRESIDENT AND CEO
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
The Voices Summer Writing Workshop



The Voices of Our Nations Arts (VONA) Foundation’s Summer Writing Workshop, held at the University of San Francisco each summer, is dedicated to nurturing developing writers of color. Participants come from around the country and around the globe to work with renowned authors of color. Co-sponsoring VONA on the USF campus are the Creative Writing Program at USF and the School of Education.

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