Sharing
Sharing
Exchanging Ideas
Exchanging ideas fosters collaboration and growth—turning individual insights into shared understanding through open, mutual communication.
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EVENTS
EV03: Partnership Workshops (LIVE)
EXPERIENCES
EX03: Storytelling Stage (LIVE)
EX04: L!FE Penpals
EDUCATION
ED01: School Outreach (LIVE & ONLINE)
ED04: Mentorship Exchange (LIVE)
SERVICES
SE03: AI Archive Assistant (ONLINE)
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Partnership workshops
EV02
Partnering with vulnerable and underserved communities
DESCRIPTION:
Through hands-on workshops in spoken word, photography,
art, and sound, we help people discover their voice, shape
their stories, and share moments of hope, resilience, and joy.
We collaborate with any group seeking to empower their
members. If a community reaches out, we show up.
MISSION-FOCUS:
Collaborating with organizations that support vulnerable communities, for people seeking connection and healing
through creative expression, so meaningful stories emerge
and shared experiences strengthen resilience and belonging.
SIMILARITIES:
StoryCorps, Narrative 4, Story Pirates Changemakers,
The DreamYard Project
DIFFERENCES:
Workshops are designed collaboratively with local
partners, ensuring the experience is directly related
to that community’s concern.
L!FE Penpals
EX04
Embracing the art of penpals and handwritten letters
DESCRIPTION
The L!FE Penpals matches participants who commit to writing physical, handwritten letters. No email, no texting, no social media. Just Letters. Encouraging reflection, patience, and genuine human connection—bridging ages, backgrounds, and lived experiences.
MISSION-FOCUS
L!FE Penpals fosters a deep, intentional human empathy by slowing communication down, encouraging people to listen, reflect, and build relationships through handwritten stories.
SIMILARITIES
Traditional pen-pal programs, intergenerational letter exchanges, school correspondence projects.
DIFFERENCES
L!FE PenPals emphasizes long-form storytelling, emotional reflection, and cross-cultural perspective-taking.
School Outreach
ED01
Tools and training that inspire student storytelling and sharing.
DESCRIPTION
School Outreach brings hands-on storytelling into schools
through a mix of classroom toolkits, educator training, and digital resources. Students capture their experiences through writing, photography, and video while learning how to listen and reflect
on others’ perspectives.
MISSION FOCUS
Bringing hands-on storytelling programs into classrooms and online for students and educators seeking creative ways to share diverse experiences, so young people learn to communicate with clarity, because understanding builds better people.
SIMILARITIES
StoryCorps Education, National Writing Project, Facing History
& Ourselves, Scholastic Programs
DIFFERENCES
Uses real-world photojournalism with classroom storytelling
to encourage understanding, a skill learned through doing.
L!FE Mentorship
ED04
Finding connection through skill sharing
DESCRIPTION
Retired professionals and skilled hobbyists are paired with middle school through college age learners to exchange knowledge and experience. Retirees teach hands-on skills. Students help mentors stay connected to today’s world.
MISSION FOCUS
Pairing retirees with young learners for meaningful skill-sharing connection, for people seeking purpose and intergenerational support, so generations grow through learning and collaborations. Shared knowledge strengthen community.
SIMILARITIES
Big Brothers Big Sisters, AARP Experience Corps, Encore.org,
Cyber-Seniors, local community programs
DIFFERENCES
Both mentor and mentee teach, listen, and grow.
L!FE Storytelling Stage
EX03
Sharing Stories at the Festival
of American Folklife
DESCRIPTION
In partnership with the Smithsonian Festival of American
Folklife, LIFE hosts a dedicated storytelling pavilion featuring
live performances, workshops, and exhibits. Visitors participate
in activities that teach narrative, photography, sound recording
and story sharing.
MISSION FOCUS
We create an open, interactive storytelling space within a world-renowned cultural festival, to learn, share, and celebrate the stories that shape their lives, because storytelling strengthens cultural understanding and connects generations.
SIMILARITIES
TED Talks, National Storytelling Festival, The Moth
DIFFERENCES
L!FE’s presence combines professional storytelling with
public engagement.
AI Archive Assistant
SE03
Smart assistant turning scattered memories into organized, connected narratives.
DESCRIPTION
An AI-powered service that helps users catalog, organize, and shape their digital and physical memories. The assistant automatically tags, sorts, and connects photos, videos, and audio files, suggesting narrative. Users build digital archives, themed storybooks, or multimedia presentations.
MISSION FOCUS
Helping people organize and understand their memories through story-driven AI curation, so life’s moments become connected narratives instead of scattered files, because people need to know the past to know themselves.
SIMILARITIES
Google Photos, Apple Photos Memories, Canva,
Artifact, Shutterfly
DIFFERENCES
Trained on L!FE’s photojournalistic principles, L!FE AI Archive Assistant doesn’t just store moments—it teaches how to see, sequence, and share them as stories that matter.
