Young Author Project - Writing Fellow Recruitment
2024-09-05 - 2024-09-14 | GA

Young Author Project - Writing Fellow Training
2024-09-15 - 2024-09-16 | GA

Fall 2024 Young Author Project
2024-09-16 - 2024-12-09 | GA

Fall 2024 Drop-In
2024-09-17 - 2024-11-22 | GA
Drop–In works with youth (ages 7-18) in our community to provide fun, accessible, culturally-responsive, and trauma-informed workshops. The workshop series provides a thoughtful, intentional, and easy entry into Deep spaces, without the immediate long-term commitment that other programs require and was created to offer programming, specifically for systems-involved youth, including young people in foster care, juvenile court, and alternative schools.
We’re now moving into our fall sessions which will be held at
Tuesdays, 4pm-5pm
Ships of the Sea Museum
415 MLK Blvd.
Savannah, GA 31401
Thursdays, 3:30pm-4:30pm
PARC Eastside Center
425 Pennsylvania Avenue
Savannah, GA 31404
For more information, contact marisa@deepcenter.org

Just Us Academy
2024-09-20 - 2024-09-21 | GA
Deep Center, in partnership with The Leadership Conference Education Fund, has opened up applications to the first ever Just Us Academy, a free two-day training program for everyday people interested in creating more inclusive, just communities where everyone can thrive, specifically with a focus on criminal justice reform.
Just Us Academy will be held over two days:
Friday, September 20 — 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 21 — 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (optional dinner afterwards)
Deep Center community Space
3025 Bull Street
Savannah, GA 31415
To register: https://tinyurl.com/bdz85a6z
To see the agenda for the Just Us Academy, click here: https://tinyurl.com/544698mv
The mission of Just Us Academy is to be a place where people can build connections with one another, learn the basics of movement work and community organizing, and deepen their understanding of the world around them. Participants will be provided breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the academy. During the Just Us Academy, participants will:

Opening night dinner with a facilitated conversation and asset mapping exercise.
What is movement work and community organizing 101 workshop lead by facilitators from The Leadership Conference Education Fund.
Teach-in on Critical Hope and how to be a part of the larger campaign for a new hope city.
You exist in the context: A guided tour focused on movement history in Savannah.
Closing open-air teach-in at The Weeping Time to understand where we have been and what’s at stake.
Optional closing night dinner.

Drop-In @ Hudson Hill
2025-02-04 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-11 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-18 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-25 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | GA

Drop-In @ PARC
2025-02-06 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-13 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-20 15:30 - 16:30 | GA

Deep Space
2025-02-09 11:30 - 16:00 | GA

Expungement Clinic
2025-02-10 17:00 - 19:00 | GA

2025 Youth Summit
2025-03-02 11:00 - 16:00 | GA

Spring Showcase - Voices in Bloom
2025-05-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Victory North, 2603 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Deep Center is inviting the entire community to join us for a Spring Showcase, an afternoon of storytelling, art, poetry, and jazz, as we celebrate youth from our Block by Block, Young Author Project and SLAM programs. Deep Center youth will be joined on stage by youth musicians from the Savannah Music Festival Jazz Academy to showcase their original poetry and compositions. The event is completely free, family-friendly, and open to the public.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2s3c6p95
“Deep Center’s Spring Showcase event is a time for us to bring together youth, their families, and our larger community to celebrate the accomplishments of young artists from across Savannah,” says Executive Director, Dr. Holly Whitfield. “We’ll be hearing from writers, poets, and musicians who have challenged themselves to grow in their creative expression and are ready to step into the spotlight.”
The Deep Center runs the Young Author Project in 13 of Savannah’s public middle and high schools. All participants take part in a rigorous series of after-school writing workshops throughout the semester. Workshops are taught by volunteer Writing Fellows, who are themselves dedicated creative writers. Deep Center’s Block by Block program invites high school students to discover the complexity of Savannah’s past, while simultaneously developing their own creative voice through writing, visual arts, cultural experiences, and exploration of their community. The SLAM team takes creative writing to the stage with dynamic spoken word compositions that are performed locally and nationally.
“The youth in Deep’s programs are powerful storytellers and changemakers. This showcase is a celebration of their voices, their leadership, and their creativity,” says Director of Youth Programs, Kalima Harris. “We are inspired by their courage and support them in fully engaging with this process of self-discovery. We look forward to being in community with our village, as we uplift our youth and affirm to them that they are heard, seen, supported, and loved. ”
To register for the free event: https://tinyurl.com/2s3c6p95 For any questions, contact writewithus@deepcenter.org.

912 Freedom School
2026-06-08 - 2026-06-12 | GA
The 2026 theme, Historians of Home: Exploring the stories that shape who we are and where we live, invites young people (ages 13–18) to explore the places, stories, and communities that make up Savannah.
912 Freedom School is free and open to any young person (ages 13-18) in Savannah-Chatham County interested in developing a more critical and complex understanding of the communities that call Savannah “home” and their own place within them.
Participants will join a welcoming, creative, and non-judgmental space where curiosity is encouraged. Together, they will take on the role of explorers: practice seeing the familiar with new eyes, gather stories, and experiment with ways to document and interpret the world around them.

Deep Writing Project
2026-06-29 - 2026-07-10 | GA
Teaching can be isolating work. The Deep Writing Project creates space for educators to connect with one another as thinkers, writers, and collaborators.
Participants join a learning community where they share ideas, examine classroom practice, and reflect together on the challenges and possibilities of teaching writing. These relationships often extend far beyond the program itself, forming networks of support that continue throughout the school year and across schools.
In this space, educators are not only participants, they are also contributors to a shared professional community.

Re-Entry Reform Town Hall
2026-07-14 11:30 - 13:00 | Saint Philip AME Church “On the Boulevard”, 613 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
At this event, multiple justice-impacted speakers will share their experiences navigating barriers to employment, housing, and transportation, and discuss what we, as a community, can do to reduce those roadblocks. The Re-Entry Reform Town Hall is also a space for local and state decision-makers, community members, and the business community, among others, to engage in conversation and explore solutions.

Email Austin Rojas at austin@deepcenter.org by July 7th to RSVP.
