Your Support Makes Social Change Possible
Help us expand our new community journalism training on Chicago’s West Side, creative arts programs throughout the country, and continue publishing social change.
Your support directly strengthens our community and ensures vital stories get told.
Here’s the impact your support creates:
$25
Pays one writer who has never been published.
$100
Funds one community journalism training session equipping residents with skills to cover stories that matter locally
$200
Supports writing and art by Black, Indigenous, and Latiné creatives, ensuring diverse perspectives reach all readers
$500
Funds a part-time role for one month, allowing us to hire emerging talent while they develop their skills
$750
Covers essential infrastructure: printing costs for community publications, accessibility tools and ongoing improvements for our website, and tech equipment for always free remote programs
With mainstream media overlooking the West Side and arts funding increasingly scarce, your support fills a critical gap.
Your support helps us publish emerging writers, train journalists who will cover our neighborhoods with depth and respect, while giving young creatives the support they need to develop their talents.
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Your support makes this work possible.
When you give to Lucky Jefferson, you’re not just supporting us. You’re telling writers and artists who’ve been excluded: you belong here.
Here’s what your donation does:
• Pays writers and artists fairly for their work, especially BIPOC creators whose voices have been systematically shut out.
•Publishes high-quality collections that center emerging voices and collaborative storytelling.
• Funds free workshops and programs, so cost is never a barrier to creative growth and professional development.
• Keeps 15 West running. Our new hyperlocal newsroom tells community stories that matter.
• Supports our research on news accessibility and what belonging means for creatives navigating white spaces.
We can’t do this work without you.
Thank you for believing in what we’re building and for showing up for our community.
Your contribution is appreciated.
Your contribution is appreciated.