Our Impact | stories

In January of 2018 we launched our pilot program.

WHO WE ARE

31 families with ...

51 kids from...

10 cities & towns.

WHAT WE DID

10 weeks with ...

2 Parent-Only Workshops,

4 family events &

10 facilitators.

HOW WE DID IT

13 Program Books,

13 Book Guides,

10 Newsletters,

& many, many conversations.

MEASURING OUR IMPACT

Our pilot program participants were given a PRE and POST program survey to help us gauge what impact Story Starters had on the three core goals of the program:

to increase the frequency of conversations within families about race and racism
to increase family's comfort in discussing race and racism
to start or increase family actions in standing up against racism & bias

HERE'S WHAT WE LEARNED ...

FREQUENCY

Families who participated in Story Starters reported an increase in frequency of the number of times adults and children had conversations about race or racism.

Introducing conversations about race and about difference isn't easy, even if you believe it is important. Story starters has helped us acknowledge this, and provided tools and language to support us. Incorporating books to generate conversation into our library in and of itself is a gift. The discussion guides that accompanied these books provided confidence I didn't fully appreciate I needed.

- Jenna

Walpole, MA

ACTION

Story Starters enabled me to prioritize critical conversations about race and racism with my children. Not only did I feel better prepared when faced with tough conversations, but I also proactively sought opportunities to engage in these topics.

- Cindy

Newton, MA

Families who participated in the pilot reported an increase in comfort in talking about race and racism as a family unit.

COMFORT

This experience enabled us, as parents, to learn ways to approach injustices like racism with our children and initiate conversations about taking action and being an upstander.

- Carrie

Belmont, MA

Parents who participated in the pilot reported an increase in preparedness in addressing issues of race and racism with their children. We learned that some of our families need additional support and time together to take action as a family.

ACTION

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