Stories

At PA Humanities, we believe in the power of storytelling to cross barriers and build connections. Explore stories of how PA Humanities teamed up with people and communities around the state to use the humanities as a tool for everything from youth development to community building to lifelong education. These stories show how the humanities are helping to shape Pennsylvania’s future.
Many of Barrio Alegría’s programs take place outdoors, are free and involve art. The result of many of these programs, said founder and PA Humanities board of directors member Daniel Egusquiza, is that people in Reading begin to care about one another. Photo courtesy of Barrio Alegría.
Barrio Alegría in Reading is known as a community transformation organization that uses the arts for engagement and the development of social and multicultural awareness. PA Humanities board member Daniel Egusquiza founded it, however, with a simple question: Do you know how to dance?

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