BFF Youth Network

08/02/2026

📚 Where Stories Begin is Now Available! 🎉

While we weren’t able to celebrate this book with the launch event we had planned, we’re incredibly proud to finally share it with the world.

Where Stories Begin is the culmination of the BFF Youth Network Spring Break 2026 Youth Writing Class—a collection of original stories written by young authors who found the courage to put their imaginations on paper and become published writers.

Every purchase celebrates their hard work and helps support future BFF Youth Network programs that encourage creativity, confidence, and literacy in young people.

✨ Thank you for supporting these amazing young authors and believing that every story deserves to be heard.

📖 Order your copy today:
🔗 https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=EQupDVfkbOauFpExZlDYD3Jb3SsR20mAGOmWKv4yEw4

Because this is only the beginning.

💙 Where Stories Begin
A BFF Youth Network Anthology

08/01/2026

Important Update

Due to unforeseen circumstances, BFF Youth Network will unfortunately not be able to attend tomorrow’s Back to School Event at Coughran Hall.

We sincerely apologize to everyone who was planning to stop by our table. We were looking forward to meeting with families, connecting with the community, and celebrating our young writers.

Thank you for your understanding during this unexpected time. We wish everyone a wonderful and successful event, and we look forward to seeing you at future community events soon.

— The BFF Youth Network Team

07/26/2026

✨ Learning from Real Writers ✨

One of the most memorable parts of our Spring Break Youth Writing Class was welcoming local authors into the classroom.

They didn’t just talk about writing—they shared their journeys, answered questions, encouraged our students, and reminded them that becoming an author is possible.

Those conversations planted seeds of confidence, creativity, and courage that can be seen throughout the pages of Where Stories Begin.

To the incredible authors who generously invested their time and wisdom in our young writers—thank you. Your encouragement helped these students believe their stories were worth telling.

📚 Where Stories Begin launches August 1, 2026, and we can’t wait to share the amazing work these young authors created.

Because every great story begins with someone who believes in you.

💙

07/23/2026

📚 Every Book Makes a Difference. Every Purchase Changes a Story. 💙

Did you know that when you purchase Penny and the Magical Money Tree by Dayna Gonzales or Scar Tissue & Stardust by Jennifer Rene Wallace, you’re doing more than adding a great book to your collection?

✨ Both authors are generously donating proceeds from their books to BFF Youth Network.

Your purchase helps us continue providing free youth writing classes, financial literacy education, books, and creative opportunities for the young people we serve.

Whether you’re introducing a child to the value of financial literacy through Penny and the Magical Money Tree or finding hope and healing in Scar Tissue & Stardust, you’re also investing in the next generation of writers and dreamers.

Thank you for believing in our mission and helping us ensure that every young voice has the opportunity to be heard. ❤️

Learn more here: https://bffyn.org/books-that-build-bff

07/23/2026

Every story inside Where Stories Begin offers something different.

👻 Mystery

🌼 Hope

🐄 Comedy

🐭 Adventure

🤝 Friendship

📚 Imagination

But every page has one thing in common…

Courage.

These students took the brave step of sharing something they created with the world.

We’re incredibly proud of each of them.

Launching August 1.

07/17/2026

07/16/2026

One of our favorite moments during class happened when something unexpected occurred.

The students began building a story together.

One idea became another.

One sentence inspired the next.

Soon an entire class was laughing, brainstorming, and writing side by side.

That collaborative adventure became “The Final Slice Fiasco,” a story written by the entire class together.

Because sometimes the best stories aren’t written alone.

They’re created together.

07/07/2026

People often ask why BFF Youth Network teaches writing.

The answer is simple.

Writing gives young people something no one can take away—

their voice.

Over Spring Break, these students learned that stories don’t have to be perfect to matter.

They only have to be brave enough to be told.

Where Stories Begin is proof of what happens when young people are encouraged to believe in themselves.

Launches August 1.

❤️ Thank you for supporting youth voices.

07/01/2026

✨ Something special is coming…

This spring, five young writers walked into a classroom with ideas.

They walked out as published authors.

📖 Where Stories Begin is the second anthology created through the BFF Youth Network Writing Class, featuring original stories written by local youth with courage, imagination, and heart.

Join us as we celebrate their incredible accomplishment.

Launching August 1, 2026

Because every author has a first chapter.

06/06/2026

📚✨ Have you picked up your copy of Voices of Tomorrow yet?

This inspiring anthology showcases the creativity and imagination of young writers from the BFF Youth Network Creative Writing Course. Every purchase helps support free programs for youth in our community.

📖 Order your copy today:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=BQF5P0Yww2Pva8zBwHD2BFbvaVDDzQ3yusjXfvd9uUJ

🌟 Read their stories. Support their dreams. Help shape tomorrow.