WHOLENESS & HOPE STORIES
A new initiative that doesn't rely on generic lessons: each original Wholeness and Hope book draws on real-life situations, emotional hurdles, and growing pains that parents, teachers, and others who love and guide young lives today share anonymously with Art for Growth.
Through its Create Your World Institute, Art for Growth creates gentle, engaging, family-friendly narratives designed to restore inner calm, nurture resilience, and offer a path toward healing and hope.
How often has a young person dismissed your wisdom, only to embrace the same message from a peer or neutral voice with no authority over their lives? Storytelling has a unique way of bypassing resistance. Like memorable, edifying movies and series, books and expressive illustrations let youth of all ages absorb guidance without feeling judged or lectured. Seeing their own challenges reflected in stories grounded in real-life struggles, not fiction, opens the door to genuine solutions and lasting hope. That is what our Wholeness & Hope books are created to do.
You Share the Anonymous
Real-life Challenge
We Turn It into a Life-enhancing Story you can Share
with Those You Love, Support, or Guide.
NOTE: Sharing photos or Images is not part of the submission process. Images used below are for illustrative purposes only.
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Use the form below to submit only your email address and the real-life situation or challenge the youth or student is facing. Do not include the name, location, or school of the person whose circumstances you are sharing.
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Once a month, writer(s) from Art for Growth's Create Your World (CYW) Institute review the submissions. Due to the number of submissions, we cannot guarantee that your submission will be selected. However, submissions do not expire. If or when your submission is selected, you will be notified via email.
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The Institute publishes 6 books a year (one every other month). Once the book is published, we will email you a PDF copy. You can also purchase a hard copy online from various sources, such as Amazon. You can also place bulk orders through the Institute.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Although our Wholeness and Hope Books are a free service for families and communities, including free digital copies, Art for Growth's costs are approximately $300 per book we publish. Therefore, we ask those who see the value of this initiative to donate whatever amount they are moved to give. Proceeds from each book purchase also support our CYW Institute and Art for Growth's overall mission.