https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/donate daily 0.75 2020-07-25 https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/home daily 1.0 2021-02-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/601f37664ef9b65741c11946/1612658598591/Untitled+design+%2823%29.png Home - Created By Students, For Students: Founded in July 2020 by three high school students from the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, Sharing Our Stories is a youth-led and youth-powered organization. From our Executive Team to the Virtual Volunteer Program, Sharing Our Stories strives to uplift student voices across the Greater Chicago Area. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/6020345fd78d3824f6eb80b2/1612723310365/FullSizeRender+%282%29.jpg Home - Mail-In Donations: Sharing Our Stories is happy to accept donations of brand-new books for K-12 students by mail. Reach out for shipping information through Instagram DM or email! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/60230cfe3dc7445c80337515/1612910068358/Untitled+design+%2841%29.png Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/60230d8d690b683fce3c2f94/1612910091227/Untitled+design+%2840%29.png Home https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/contactus daily 0.75 2021-02-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/5fe22c74355f7d30579de51c/1608658043395/IMG-0973.jpg Contact Us https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/ourimpact daily 0.75 2021-02-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/601de92889839d41721de7fb/1612572980297/FullSizeRender.jpg Our Impact - December 21st, 2020— Holiday Smile Boxes At Sharing Our Stories, we work to not only represent marginalized communities, but connect with underserved constituents. In collaboration with the Kenneth Young Center, Dupage Habitat For Humanity, and Youth Advocates for Change, Sharing Our Stories donated 25 Smile Boxes to youths residing at the Oasis Mobile Home Park (in Des Plaines, IL) and in Greenbrook Tanglewood (an unincorporated residential community in Hanover Park, IL).⁣ ⁣ Thank you to Parveen, Jasmin, Faith, and Manjit (some of our lovely board members and officers) for purchasing 50+ toys and games, 20+ coloring books, 10 hats, 25+ pairs of gloves, 40+ boxes of various coloring utensils, and more! They have also allocated 90 books from the Season of Giving Book Drive donations for the Boxes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/601ea149dbf6cd75be4966ea/1612620113086/5A089CCC-1147-4D33-83EE-B6286F1DE315.jpg Our Impact - December 5th, 2020— The Gift of Reading Book Drive S&J Book Collection (a dynamic duo of high school seniors from the Northwest Suburbs) hosted a book drive on behalf of our organization. We received 408 books, surpassing our goal of 300, and our team is in the process of cataloging to determine their usability in our programs. ⁣ ⁣ Let’s break down the numbers of what we received:⁣ * 207 books for K-12 readers (e.g. chapter books), * 121 books for adult readers (e.g. fiction);⁣ * 38 information books (e.g. cookbooks) ⁣ * 35 other books (e.g. magazines); ⁣ and 7 unusable (overly damaged) books. ⁣ https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/volunteer daily 0.75 2021-02-06 https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/storiesdelivered daily 0.75 2021-02-06 https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/leadership daily 0.75 2021-02-07 https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/recognition daily 0.75 2021-02-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/601f30eff253a954f28a3ff6/1612656885238/K5O06Voo_400x400.jpg Recognition https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1c82b920308a2b58079848/t/601def8076128b0db2d365f1/1612574625039/Screenshot+2021-02-05+at+7.22.42+PM.png Recognition https://www.sharingourstorieschi.org/fundraisersandbooks daily 0.75 2021-02-06