“Every week at the ASC Creative Writing Workshop, we learn new things about ourselves, and in the silence of a whisper, we are reminded that there is still hope for the addicted, the infected, and the affected. In this group, we learn that in the sharing of ourselves, we can make others believe, dream, love, and most of all­, fight for their lives because they are worth it. As an ASC Poetry Leader, the rewards are immense because every week, we hear new poems, see new smiles, and hear someone else saying, ‘I am so glad I came to your class today!’”

— Rosa Velez, ASC Poetry Leader

Rosa Velez joined ASC’s Creative Writing Workshop in 2007. As an ASC Poetry Leader, she leads many of the workshops with her fellow ASC Poetry Leaders. Rosa is also a trained visual artist, and brings this talent to ASC by leading a weekly drawing class at the agency.

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