As part of their mandate to provide programming that encourages family reading and literacy, since 2011 the non-profit Missouri Humanities Council has also provided opportunities for military veterans and their families in St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield to participate in creative writing workshops. According to Missouri Humanities Council Director of Family and Veterans Programs Lisa Carrico, the idea is to provide “a creative outlet for self-expression through writing for veterans. Every veteran has a story to tell, and they often carry these stories inside them well beyond their time of service. So for many veterans the act of writing and telling their stories can be therapeutic in nature. We hope to build camaraderie and support by creating a safe and inclusive space to write in.” The Humanities Council hopes to expand their offerings for veterans into areas such as verbal storytelling, and a potential collaboration with Missouri State University on some sort of veterans’
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