EVENTS & NEWS
Have you Heard? We’re Growing in our March 2023 Newsletter!
Just like spring, when the flowers bloom and grow, so are we! We're expanding in several ways,...
Have you Heard? Look at What You Helped us Accomplish in our End-of-Year 2022 Newsletter!
More classes than ever before! More participants than ever before! Training! Caroling! Expansion...
Have you Heard? Our September 2022 Newsletter is Out!
"And suddenly it's fall and we're shaking our heads in amazement...'" Read our newsletter here:...
Have you Heard? It’s Giving Tuesday 2022 Newsletter!
“I loved this class! This would help my mind...separate from my body.” This writer is a sexual...
Inmates Explore Creativity through Writing Contest Organized by Heard
September 8, 2022: Our thanks to the City of Alexandria Sheriff's Department for this coverage of...
Local Inmates Win Awards for Creative Writing Contest, The Zebra, September 6, 2021
One of our favorite parts about our annual writing contests that we hold with the Alexandria Adult...
Sharing our Poetry with Voices Unbarred and The Justice Arts Coalition
We created a little magic with Voices Unbarred and The Justice Arts Coalition! First, allow us to...
Our Director, Jane Collins, on Fox 5 DC
Did you know our founder and executive director, Jane Collins, is also an Air Force veteran? She...
From the Alexandria Gazette Packet – Voices to be Heard
“We are extremely grateful for Heard’s continued outreach and engagement with those in our...
From ALXnow.com – Tales of regret and hope win in creative writing contest at the Alexandria Jail
In his award-winning poem “I Cry”, Anthony Talbert laments over being incarcerated in the...