Each issue of Represent includes a lesson guide for social workers, independent living coordinators, and other staff that shows how to use the stories with teens. You can download the lesson guide for any issue here.
Many of the Represent stories on this site, as well as stories from our sister publication, YCteen (formerly NYC), are accompanied by free lessons (look for this icon). Most consist of a few simple discussion questions and/or writing prompts that you can use as a jumping off point for exploring the story with your teens. Some also involve role plays or other experiential activities.
We also offer more than half a dozen complete curricula built around our teen stories and focused on topics with particular relevance for youth in foster care, including work readiness (Real Jobs), resilience (Struggle to Be Strong), and aging out of care (Do You Have What it Takes). They provide all the support you need to form and run an engaging workshop with teens.