by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
Meet These Kids Where They’re At Told by Anonymous Written by Laurie Grobman Twenty-seven years ago, when they were teens, Lisa’s (not her real name) boyfriend and father of her son was shot and killed by a family member. It was devastating for Lisa, missing him...
by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
“It’s Got To Stop” Told by Pam Gockley Written by Laurie Grobman In ninth grade, Pam Gockley destroyed school property, a felony. “I snapped. I literally blacked out. I now call it the bullying blackout. When you reach a point where you are so hurt and so...
by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
It Was Like a Movement, and It Was Beautiful Told by Ryan Bradley Written by Laurie Grobman Over the past two years, Ryan Bradley has engaged hundreds of volunteers in removing over 10 tons of litter from Reading. A recent collaboration with the freshman class of...
by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
I Stepped Up Told by Jesus Rodriguez Written by Laurie Grobman In high school, Jesus Rodriguez got involved with drugs, alcohol, and fighting. He, three younger brothers, and a younger sister were being raised by a single mother. He knows now how hard that was...
by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
I Make Them Understand That This Ain’t It Told by Dimitrius Nunn Written by Laurie Grobman As a kid in Philadelphia in the early 1990s, Dimitrius Nunn spent a lot of time getting chased out of two parks he loved because they were in different territories than...
